Football belongs to the people: A social identity perspective on attitudes toward the European Super League in the English Premier League.

Psychology of sport and exercise Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102764

Paul Bertin, Ricky Green, Mikey Biddlestone

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The announcement of the European Super League (ESL) led to massive protests in England. While the ESL is officially being reshaped and may resurface, there is a dearth of empirical studies on the motives associated with attitudes toward the ESL. In this research, we explored attitudes toward the ESL among Premier League fans by conducting an online survey 36 h after the ESL announcement (N = 1,346 fans of Premier League clubs, among which 832 fans of the Big Six clubs involved in the ESL). Fans of the Big Six held more positive attitudes toward the ESL compared to fans of the Other 14 Premier League clubs. However, fans of the Big Six also perceived the ESL as more threatening to their relationship with their team and reported less consumption intentions toward their clubs. From a social identity perspective, team narcissism among fans was positively linked to support for the ESL, primarily through glory hunting-a form of fair-weather fandom. In contrast, secure team identification was negatively related to ESL support. We discuss attractiveness of the ESL for team narcissists and the threat it represents for long-standing fans.

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足球属于人民：从社会认同的角度看英超联赛对欧洲超级联赛的态度。

欧洲超级联赛（ESL）的宣布在英格兰引发了大规模抗议。虽然欧洲足球超级联赛（ESL）正在正式改组，并有可能重新出现，但与对 ESL 的态度相关的动机方面的实证研究却十分匮乏。在本研究中，我们通过在 ESL 宣布 36 小时后进行在线调查，探讨了英超球迷对 ESL 的态度（调查对象为 1,346 名英超俱乐部球迷，其中 832 名球迷来自参与 ESL 的六大俱乐部）。与其他 14 家英超俱乐部的球迷相比，六大俱乐部的球迷对 ESL 持更积极的态度。然而，六大豪门的球迷也认为 ESL 对他们与球队的关系构成了更大的威胁，并表示对其俱乐部的消费意愿较低。从社会认同的角度来看，球迷对球队的自恋与对英超联赛的支持呈正相关，主要是通过追逐荣誉--一种公平的球迷形式。相比之下，对球队的安全认同与对 ESL 的支持呈负相关。我们讨论了 ESL 对球队自恋者的吸引力及其对长期球迷的威胁。

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