Pernambuco football Fan-Mothers
investigating women belonging in club spaces
Keywords:
football; fans cultures; mothering; sports and gender; consumptionAbstract
The article proposes a discussion on the presence of a specific group of women in Pernambuco’s football clubs, made up of mothers who are fans of the teams Santa Cruz, Sport Recife, and Nautico. We begin by placing football fan practices in the broader historical context of traditionally male activities. We then describe the evolution of women's participation in the country’s football fan clubs and present the results of a quantitative survey carried out between October and November 2023. In the discussion, we identify the habits and characteristics of these female fans, who frequent stadiums, revealing who they are and how they relate to club spaces. Finally, we conclude that they excel in their role as carers of children and observe changes in their behavior and levels of engagement with their teams after becoming mothers.
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