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‘True fan = watch match’? In search of the ‘Authentic’ soccer fan

Tom GibbonsSchool of Social Sciences, Business & Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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Daniel NuttallSchool of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 527-539 | Published online: 25 Nov 2014

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