How are fans affected by the commercialization of elite sports? A review of the literature and
a research agenda | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …

Research question: The sports industry has witnessed sustained growth. The cultural,
symbolic and stakeholder-embedded nature of sport provides a dynamic setting for …

This study explores the complexities and ambiguities of the recent increase in criticism
among football supporters of so-called “modern football.” Drawing on existing elaborations …

The study of football fandom is a fast-growing area of research in the sociology of sport. The
first work of its kind, this book explores football fan activism and its impact on contemporary …

Football fans and football culture represent a unique prism through which to view
contemporary society and politics. Based on in-depth empirical research into football in …

Extensive research exists in geography concerning racism and nationalism, yet there has
been surprisingly little written on the far right, and even less on their anti‐fascist opponents …

FC Sankt Pauli is often portrayed as a rebel football club that represents an ideal
manifestation of fan centredness. But whilst the club's reputation is mostly well earned, there …

This paper analyses the political position of football fans in Serbia, focusing on the fan
groups of the two biggest Serbian clubs, Red Star and Partizan from Belgrade. The research …

In an era when many traditional football fans feel increasingly alienated from corporate
ownership and commercial imperatives, sites of resistance are emerging whereby football …

This article examines the lack of political pluralism and the resurgence of nationalism among
football fans in Poland. As confirmed by quantitative surveys, Polish fans align with right-or …