Itinerant club football: the deconstruction of supporting and relations between clubs and fans

In Minas Gerais, in recent years, three clubs moved his team to other cities, including the Ipatinga FC who moved to the city of Betim, in 2013, returning to his hometown at the end of that year. The purpose of this study was to understand the process of (un) configuration and (re) configuration of...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Francisco Alves, Silvio Ricardo da Silva
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2017-12-01
Series:Motrivivência
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/motrivivencia/article/view/46349
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Summary:In Minas Gerais, in recent years, three clubs moved his team to other cities, including the Ipatinga FC who moved to the city of Betim, in 2013, returning to his hometown at the end of that year. The purpose of this study was to understand the process of (un) configuration and (re) configuration of the supporting in the cities of Betim and Ipatinga, and how to set the relationship of the fans with the Ipatinga FC / Betim EC. The study invloved the application forms and semi-structured interviews to the fans of both teams. The results, although different in the two cities studied, indicate to involvement of fans with clubs as a leisure option and that they are representative in the form of expression of feelings that fans have with their places and territories.
ISSN:0103-4111
2175-8042