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Title: Football and Fascism in the Iberian Peninsula

Football and Fascism in the Iberian Peninsula

by Daniele Serapiglia (Volume editor) Juan Antonio Simón (Volume editor)
©2026 Monographs XVIII, 142 Pages
History & Political Science
Series: Sport, History and Culture, Volume 17

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Summary

Football and Fascism in the Iberian Peninsula offers a compelling look into how the Francoist and Salazarist regimes in Spain and Portugal used football as a tool for ideological control, national identity building, and propaganda. Drawing on rich archival sources and a comparative historical approach, Daniele Serapiglia and Juan Antonio Simón explore how fascist ideals permeated the sport—shaping its heroes, rituals, and media narratives—while also revealing football’s role as a space of resistance and contradiction. This book exposes the emotional power of football in shaping imagined communities and unveils how two Iberian dictatorships sought to mold society through the world’s most popular game.

Details

Pages
XVIII, 142
Publication Year
2026
ISBN (Softcover)
9781789974997
Language
English
Keywords
Sport Francoism Salazarism Fascism football propaganda Eusebio Kubala Di Stefano Cold War
Published
Oxford, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, 2026. xviii, 142 pp.
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Biographical notes

Daniele Serapiglia (Volume editor) Juan Antonio Simón (Volume editor)

Daniele Serapiglia is a Ramón y Cajal researcher at the Complutense University of Madrid. He graduated from La Sapienza University of Rome and earned his PhD through a joint program between the University of Bologna and the University of Coimbra. He has conducted research in Italy, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and the US. His work focuses on the history of fascism, sport, and mass culture. Since 2025, he has served as Director of European Studies in Sport History. Juan Antonio Simón has a PhD in Humanities (Carlos III University of Madrid). He is a lecturer in Sport History at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. His work focuses principally on the history of sport in Spain, the links between football and international relations and on the history of mega sports event like the FIFA World Cup or the Olympic Games.

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