Outputs (3)

‘All avatars aren’t we’: football and the experience of football-themed digital content during a global pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., Fenton, A., Chadwick, S., & Lawrence, S. (2022). ‘All avatars aren’t we’: football and the experience of football-themed digital content during a global pandemic. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 57(4), 515-531. https://doi.org/10.1177/10126902211021529

This paper explores the contemporary nature of association football consumption. In particular, we argue that the Covid-19 pandemic reveals the contemporary and particular nature of the relationship between football and its supporters, which is incre... Read More about ‘All avatars aren’t we’: football and the experience of football-themed digital content during a global pandemic.

Female fans and social media : micro-communities and the formation of social capital (2021)
Journal Article
Fenton, A., Gillooly, L., & Vasilica, C. (2021). Female fans and social media : micro-communities and the formation of social capital. European Sport Management Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1868546

Research question: Using the theoretical lens of social capital, this study explores the challenges faced by female football fans in performing their fandom on social media, and how they respond to these challenges in the way they consume and express... Read More about Female fans and social media : micro-communities and the formation of social capital.

Smartphone fitness apps and football fans : a case study of Fan Fit (2019)
Book Chapter
Fenton, A., Cooper-Ryan, A., & Vasilica, C. (2019). Smartphone fitness apps and football fans : a case study of Fan Fit. In P. Krustrup, & D. Parnell (Eds.), Football as Medicine: Prescribing Football for Global Health Promotion. Routledge

The growth of smartphone ownership by fans around the world has continued to increase. Meanwhile, we are seeing a rise in dangerous levels of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The most at-risk, hard-to-reach groups are often synonymous with footba... Read More about Smartphone fitness apps and football fans : a case study of Fan Fit.