Acknowledgements Introduction: The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch: How Football and Religion Are Shaping Identity and Society Aaron W. Hughes and Leif Stenberg Part I. Football and the Maintenance of Identities 1. Benzema, Les Bleus and the Culture des Quartiers Samuel Sami Everett 2. Football Nation, Muslim by Default Carl Rommel 3. Jewish Israeli Football Fans and 'Traditionism' Tamir Sorek 4. The Touchline of Fair Play: Football, Head Coverings and the Constantly Shifting Secular Aaron W. Hughes 5.

Pakistan's Hidden Football History: Capital, Women and Challenging Social Norms Leif Stenberg Part II. Football and Social Maintenance 6. Fashioning Football Conservatism: Ruling Networks, Culture and the Creation of Turkey's Istanbul Basaksehir Football Club John McManus 7. Football Comes to the Silver Screen: The Contentious Politics of Football Spectatorship in Iran Nazanin Shahrokni 8. Egyptian Islamism and the Noble Game of Football Bjørn Olav Utvik 9. Why Hizbollah Loves Football Dag Tuastad About the Contributors Index.