Women worldwide are making their presence felt as sport fans in rapidly increasing
numbers. This book makes a distinctive and innovative contribution to the study of sport …

Despite the growing research regarding sports fandom culture, the related knowledge
concerning non-West female fans, specifically Muslim women, is next to absent. By drawing …

Historically, sports journalists have been the ones who predominately shape and define
dominant narrative discourse of local and global sports. But, with the advent of social media …

The media are so ubiquitous and familiar that we can often forget how integral they are to
our everyday life. Whether it is our consumption of mass media and communications …

This chapter analyses the ecosystem of football supporter cultures in Brazil, adopting a
cultural and historical perspective to understand the transformations experienced by fan …

This study looks at the functions of watching sports for an expatriate living in Taipei, Taiwan-
specifically rugby fans because during the time of study Super Rugby was taking place. With …