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April 29, 2026International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Fan violence in youth football: Experiences and attitudes of young players

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MGMateusz GrodeckiMaria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special EducationRWRafał Wysoczański-MinkowiczJBJacek BurskiUniversity of Wrocław

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Implication

Interviews reveal youth football players' attitudes justifying fan violence via territorial logic and social norms.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the experiences and attitudes of young players regarding fan violence in youth football.
  • 21 individual interviews with male youth football players
  • Focused on experiences of fan violence
  • Explored attitudes toward various forms of fan violence
  • Identified three categories of fan violence: game-related, peer, and ricochet violence
  • Players justified some fan violence through football rivalries and territorial logic
  • Reproduced ideology that normalises violence against rival fans

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Grodecki et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f154e0879cb923c4945341https://doi.org/10.1177/10126902261429734
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