Number Ten/a

Abstract

The cluster of places dedicated to sociability and radical politics in Tsamadou Street comes to a close at the headquarters of Asteras Exarchion, located in a semi-basement just below street level almost facing the Steki Metanaston, which has been transformed into a meeting spot for supporters and friends. Founded in 1928, this popular sports club is collectively managed on the basis of principles such as self-organisation, consensus and horizontality. Light years away from the so-called modern football, Asteras boasts a reputation as a politically oriented fan club with anti-fascist and ACAB overtones. “Crazy, drunk … and loyal”, as one of their own mottos puts it, this chapter relates how their “subversion on the stands” has produced some of the most grounded experiences of teamwork and affection for the neighbourhood.