4 – 15 July

The Religion of Football

Philippe Muri, former sports columnist for the daily Le Matin and cultural journalist at Tribune de Genève, brings journalistic insight into sports and cultural history.

This humorous guided tour explores parallels between football and the Protestant Reformation, examining rituals, rivalries, iconoclasm and collective identity through provocative questions and historical anecdotes. It investigates how religious language, attire and conflicts mirror sporting culture and fandom and fan practices.

In French.

Cour de Saint-Pierre 10,
1204 Geneva
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Photo Credit: Maillot de football du S. C. Corinthians Paulista, 1977.

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