Sport, Racism, and Social Media

Olushola, Joyce

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“…Racial discrimination, as a potential selection factor, also has received the attention of scholars (Olushola, 2015). For managers, coaches and the athletes themselves, it is worth remembering that racism is detrimental to the sport industry as a whole (Singer et al, 2022;Vadeboncoeur et al, 2020).…”

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Examining racial discrimination in fantasy team selection: the case of Czech soccer fans

Kotrba

Dwyer

2022

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PurposeRecently, efforts to fight discriminatory behaviour in many sports and to eliminate racial preferences among fans have intensified. However, uncovering discriminatory preferences may not be easy as they may be deeply rooted and even unconscious. This paper aims to discuss the aforementioned issues.Design/methodology/approachUnfortunately, professional soccer and fantasy sports participation serves as a vehicle for explicit racial discrimination at a micro-level, but does it translate to the macro-level through fantasy team selection? The current study explored the potential of implicit racial discrimination in Czech participants in the English Premier League.FindingsDiscriminatory behaviour in this context is defined by a consumer demonstrating preference for a white player over a non-white player in the fantasy soccer labour market when both players are performing at equal levels. Controlling for additional factors such as nationality and historically dominant team biases and accessing a more homogenous sample, the results confirmed previous research that racial discrimination cannot be found in team selection decisions among fantasy soccer participants in the Czech Republic. The manifestations of racism are still present at Czech stadiums and among Czech athletes. This contradiction is the major finding of this paper.Originality/valuePrevious research found no evidence of racial discrimination among participants controlling for some game factors. However, the study had many limitations including a heterogeneous sample and not controlling for additional factors of participant bias. Given those concerns, the current study analysed line-up decisions of English Premier League participants, but did so with participants solely within the Czech Republic, a more homogenous sample, controlling for additional important factors that could impact racial discrimination among fantasy participants.

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Examining racial discrimination in fantasy team selection: the case of Czech soccer fans

Kotrba

Dwyer

2022

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“…In recent years, research interest has been increasingly focused on the impact and use of new media, in particular social networks and blogs (Achen, 2015;Abeza et al, 2015;Bayne and Cianfrone, 2013;Brison et al, 2015;Eagleman, 2013;Hambrick, 2012;Hambrick and Svensson, 2015;Han et al, 2015;Hipke and Hachtmann, 2014;Hodge et al, 2015;Kang, 2015;Kian, 2015;Larkin and McKelvey, 2015;Lebel et al, 2015;Miranda et al, 2014;Moritz, 2015;Naraine and Parent, 2016;Olushola, 2015;Roberts and Emmons, 2016;Sanderson and Browning, 2015;Scott and Stanway, 2015;Walsh et al, 2013). These studies consider various media offerings and diverse aspects.…”

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Sport pro = Twitter pro - How soccer stars use Twitter at the height of their career

Grimmer

Clavio

2019

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This paper examines the usage of Twitter by professional soccer clubs and players in the context of a major sporting event. The study focuses on the UEFA Champions League Final in 2013, which featured two German football clubs. Nearly 300 tweets were coded via eight variables (author, content, date, language, media, mood, person and team). The results reveal considerable differences between the levels of activity and the players' Twitter performance. The clubs accompanied the season highlight in a communicatively extensive manner, but use Twitter in a strongly event-related manner. Concerning the players' activity, a classification into five categories was possible, based upon their overall levels of Twitter use. Numerous differences between each athlete's usage of Twitter were observed.

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Sport, Racism, and Social Media

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Examining racial discrimination in fantasy team selection: the case of Czech soccer fans

Examining racial discrimination in fantasy team selection: the case of Czech soccer fans

Sport pro = Twitter pro - How soccer stars use Twitter at the height of their career

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