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‘Racist behaviour is interfering with the game’: exploring football fans’ online responses to accusations of racism in football

Joe Cable Orcid Logo, Daniel Kilvington, Glyn Mottershead

Soccer and Society, Volume: 23, Issue: 8, Pages: 1 - 14

Swansea University Author: Joe Cable Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/14660970.2022.2109804

Abstract

This paper explores an incident of alleged fan racism involving Chelsea defender, Antonio Rüdiger. During a match against Tottenham Hotspur, in December 2019, Rüdiger claimed he heard racial abuse from Spurs fans. This incident sparked a broader national conversation regarding racism in sport, and w...

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Published in: Soccer and Society
ISSN: 1466-0970 1743-9590
Published: Informa UK Limited 2022
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61053
Abstract: This paper explores an incident of alleged fan racism involving Chelsea defender, Antonio Rüdiger. During a match against Tottenham Hotspur, in December 2019, Rüdiger claimed he heard racial abuse from Spurs fans. This incident sparked a broader national conversation regarding racism in sport, and wider society. This paper will draw on a comprehensive content analysis of Twitter comments to provide insights into fan reactions at the time of the incident. Was Rüdiger alleged to have played the ‘race card’? Was Rüdiger believed to have used his ‘race’ to attempt to punish the Spurs’ fans? Using thematic analysis, it will highlight patterns in fan responses to this case and attempt to illustrate football fans’ attitudes towards ‘race’ and racism within English football. The paper will close by offering some final thoughts on how racism, and other forms of discrimination, can be both challenged inside the stadium and on social media.
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue: 8
Start Page: 1
End Page: 14

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