A growing number of fans are connecting with soccer through players’ stance on social issues, a survey commissioned by Sky Sports ahead of the U.K. domestic soccer season has found.
The “Football Fandom in 2021” report records that 70% of people surveyed feel the power of players has enabled the nation to advance conversations around discrimination, while 63% believe they have a better understanding of social and economic issues because of their love of football.
In July, three England soccer players were subjected to online racial abuse after the team lost to Italy in the Euro 2020 final. This was quickly followed by an outpouring of fan support for the abused players on social media.
Over the past year England and Manchester United player Marcus Rashford has been a tireless campaigner on child food poverty, forcing the U.K. government to alter its stance on more than one occasion.
The report also notes...
The “Football Fandom in 2021” report records that 70% of people surveyed feel the power of players has enabled the nation to advance conversations around discrimination, while 63% believe they have a better understanding of social and economic issues because of their love of football.
In July, three England soccer players were subjected to online racial abuse after the team lost to Italy in the Euro 2020 final. This was quickly followed by an outpouring of fan support for the abused players on social media.
Over the past year England and Manchester United player Marcus Rashford has been a tireless campaigner on child food poverty, forcing the U.K. government to alter its stance on more than one occasion.
The report also notes...
- 8/11/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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