"The Love of My Life": The Meaning and Importance of Sport for Female Fans

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-195

  Pope, Stacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fan types; fandom; female; football; rugby union

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876172107     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723512455919     Document Type: Article

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