From the Archives: A study on team loyalty among British football fans shows that the ranking of the club plays an important role in how strongly supporters identify with one another.
This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons.
Some fans even said they were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice—in a hypothetical situation—giving their own lives to save other supporters of their team. But why do football fans bond so intensely with their club and their fellow fans, people they may have never met? Overall, Crystal Palace fans were most willing to sacrifice themselves for fellow fans, with 34.5 percent answering that they would. Arsenal’s were least likely, with 9.4 percent saying they’d make that sacrifice.
Why? Previous research has suggested shared dysphoric group experiences such as relegation, or a bitter derby loss, lead to bonding with other group members. While euphoric events, such as winning a competition, can be powerful in bonding us to our groups, it is the dysphoric events that really stay with us. These have the most potential to cement us to our groups through a process of reflecting on these challenging experiences.
Identity fusion A better understanding of identity fusion has huge potential benefits for clubs and the wider society. Policing football in London alone costs around 4 million pounds in the U.K. each year.
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