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April 10, 2026Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Moral Judgment by Fans and Institutional Authority in Elite Football: Public Legitimacy Construction in BBC Sport Comment Sections

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MKMoeen Koa

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Overview

Investigates how fans construct legitimacy in football controversies within moderated online forums, suggesting significant social implications.

Key Points

  • The research aims to explore how football fans negotiate authority and moral judgment in public comment sections during controversies.
  • Analyzed 18,634 comments from 16 BBC Sport articles
  • Utilized mixed-methods design combining quantitative and qualitative analyses
  • Employed dictionary-assisted mapping to identify themes and moral vocabularies
  • Examined justificatory and sanctioning practices in fan comments
  • Participation in comments is episodic and driven by journalistic publication cycles
  • Moral language is primarily used for sanctioning rather than emotional expression
  • Authority and professionalism dominate in comments related to legitimacy and discipline
  • Controversies reveal dynamics of responsibility shared among players, clubs, and media

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Moeen Koa (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d894ce6c1944d70ce05cd1https://doi.org/10.1177/01937235261438127
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