Abstract
In the Arab world, ideological resistance of supporters during football matches have coalesced with another rebellion, of youth breaking the chains of patriarchal power. The political implication of this social process is tremendous. As youth have experienced that they have had to yield to the will of parents and grandparents at home, and to the old dictators in the public field, finding a social arena where one could liberate one-selves from the former implicated a congruent dissolution of authority ties also towards the latter. As football is a primary medium through which youth autonomy could be experienced, football has a seismic political potential. The role of ultras supporters in the Egyptian revolution and the political role of nationalist supporters in Jordan in killing political taboos are cases where supporters represent more than simply a barometer of political trends. The supporters have initiated struggles crucially affecting political developments in their countries.
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