CATHOLICS, COMMUNISTS AND HAT-TRICKS: THE IRELAND v YUGOSLAVIA SOCCER INTERNATIONAL OF 1955

[This is an edited version of an article which first appeared in Football Studies 11, 1 (2008). The article itself is based on a paper which was presented at the 2005 Irish Sport History Conference.]
In 1955 the Irish political, cultural, and religious establishment found itself challenged by an unusual and reluctant opponent: The Football [...]
