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Racism, xenophobia and political ideologies in soccer stadiums Racist and xenophobic incidents in soccer stadiums seem to be on the rise lately, prompting politicians, sports leaders, even the pope in person, to denounce this phenomenon and announce measures for its eradication. But are these problems all that recent? Aren't the announcements of measures to stop what goes on in the stadiums a response to the urging of the media in the face of disturbances of the "order in public"? In fact, these stances indiscriminately lump together manifestations and behaviors which, though highly reprehensible, often have nothing to do with each other, instead of trying to interpret the goings-on in the stadiums with a view to adapting political and social responses accordingly and attempting to guard against them. Based on a study of hooliganism begun nearly 10A years ago, the foregoing article analyzes existing and emerging ideologies in the stadiums, scrutinizing diverse manifestations of racism in order to examine social and identity constructs as well as the social processes at work in the bleachers of European stadiums. Adapted from the source document.