scholarly journals The ‘Auld Enemy’? Exploring the England vs. Scotland rivalry from the perspective of soccer fans

Face to Face ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 35-48
Author(s):  
Stuart Whigham ◽  
Tom Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Fans

The Palestinian Flag Is Back

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Tamir Sorek
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Fan Culture ◽  
Political Protest ◽  
The Past ◽  
Multiple Cycles ◽  
Soccer Fans ◽  
Palestinian Nationalism ◽  
The Arab Spring

This article reexamines my argument published in 2007 regarding the apolitical character of Arab soccer fans in Israel. Until recently, explicit political protest and expressions of Palestinian national identity have remained outside the stadium. For most Arab fans, soccer was an opportunity to display common ground with Jewish citizens. Displaying Palestinian nationalism was considered to be endangering the potential for rapprochement. However, over the past decade the barriers that blocked political protest from entering the stadium have been ruptured. Several interrelated factors are suggested as explanations for this shift: multiple cycles of escalated violence in the region, a wave of anti-Arab legislation, the globalization of fan culture, the model of a politicized soccer fan provided during the Arab Spring, and the emergence of social media.

scholarly journals Associations between sociodemographic and behavioural variables, fanaticism and aggressiveness of soccer fans

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geovani Garcia Zeferino ◽  
Mônia Aparecida Da Silva ◽  
Marco Antônio Silva Alvarenga
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Football Fans ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
Soccer Fans

Soccer fans’ aggressiveness has serious consequences for individuals and society. However, its predictive factors have been poorly investigated. This study aimed to examine variables that predict soccer fans’ aggressiveness. This survey, correlational and cross-sectional research involved 210 participants, which were equivalent in crowd type (105 belonging to organized fan crowds and 105 not belonging to organized fan crowds), sex and age. The measurement instruments were: sociodemographic, occupational and behavioural questionnaires; the Fanaticism Scale for Football Fans; and the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Results showed high aggressiveness in both groups and correlations between aggressiveness and fanaticism, sociodemographic and behavioural variables. Furthermore, the predictors of aggressiveness were fanaticism, age and time affiliated with the organized crowd. Therefore, it is concluded that sociodemographic and behavioural variables and fanaticism are important for understanding this phenomenon.

scholarly journals Pollution Spikes in Chile Tied to Soccer Fans’ Barbecuing

Eos ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Kornei
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Fans

In Santiago, mysterious pollution spikes—tenfold above normal levels—occur during televised soccer matches and are caused by tens of thousands of barbecues, new results reveal.

Voetbalfans als verbeelde gemeenschap?

KWALON ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiebke Lansing
Keyword(s):  
Significant Others ◽  
Imagined Communities ◽  
Imagined Community ◽  
Partial Identity ◽  
Anthropological Fieldwork ◽  
Soccer Fans

Soccer fans as imagined community? Soccer fans as imagined community? Football fandom in Germany is said to unite people who, outside of football, do not have much contact: it creates imagined communities. To study how that works, I carried out anthropological fieldwork among fans of Borussia Dortmund. While interviews and observations initially confirmed the presence of an imagined bond among the fans, later on I observed many cleavages between the fans, based on socio-economic and ideological factors. Other than celebratory high points of football matches, it appears that the imagined community does not transcend such cleavages. It shows that fanhood is a partial identity marker, which is ultimately weaker than identification with the direct community of family and other significant others.

Choosing to stay away: Soccer fans’ purposeful avoidance of soccer events

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Tamir
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Soccer Team ◽  
Behavior Based ◽  
Soccer Fans ◽  
Depth Interviews

Against conventional patterns of fandom loyalty, it is interesting to examine the behavioral patterns of enthusiastic fans who specifically choose to distance themselves from their favorite team and from reality during decisive matches. The present study explores the reasons and implications of such behavior, based on in-depth interviews with 19 soccer team fans in Israel who practice such purposeful avoidance. Findings show that such purposeful avoidance of games is generally motivated by a desire to avoid a source of stress or can be attributed to an illusion of influence, where purposeful avoidance is part of rituals whose irrationality is recognized by the fans themselves. Today, in the era of ubiquitous smartphones and social networks, purposeful avoidance becomes a true challenge.

scholarly journals Seeing Red or Feeling Blue: Differentiated Intergroup Emotions and Ingroup Identification in Soccer Fans

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Crisp ◽  
Sarah Heuston ◽  
Matthew J. Farr ◽  
Rhiannon N. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Emotions ◽  
Ingroup Identification ◽  
Soccer Fans
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