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Football Supporters Across Europe: Cooperation and Solidarities in Networks of Fan Movements

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Collective Action and Football Fandom

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Despite the localized aspects of football fandom, many fan groups will speak with fans of rival clubs in order to share ideas and mobilize around common issues affecting fans of all clubs. This cooperation has begun to occur across Europe. The formation of Football Supporters Europe facilitates this cooperation by providing a wide network for fans from many different countries. More importantly, FSE organizes face-to-face events that physically bring fans together to share ideas and build crucial relationships outside of existing local and national fan organizations.

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  1. University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Jamie Cleland

  2. School of Sport and Service Management, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, UK

    Mark Doidge

  3. School of Humanities & Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

    Peter Millward

  4. Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK

    Paul Widdop

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Cleland, J., Doidge, M., Millward, P., Widdop, P. (2018). Football Supporters Across Europe: Cooperation and Solidarities in Networks of Fan Movements. In: Collective Action and Football Fandom. Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73141-4_7

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