Supporters, Followers, Fans and Flaneurs: a taxonomy of spectator identities in football
(2002)
Journal Article
Giulianotti, R. (2002). Supporters, Followers, Fans and Flaneurs: a taxonomy of spectator identities in football. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 26(1), 25-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723502261003
World football (or soccer) has undergone an intensive hypercommodification over the past decade or so. This article examines the impact of this process on forms of spectator identification with top professional football clubs. Drawing upon previous a... Read More about Supporters, Followers, Fans and Flaneurs: a taxonomy of spectator identities in football.