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How do sports fans end up as aggressive defenders of a nation state’s regime? | Sean Ingle
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The Manchester City case is one example of how fandom has warped beyond previous boundaries in online spacesA video of Liam Gallagher playing in a 1996 charity football match resurfaced on social media recently. Dressed in Manchester City blue and a bucket hat, in truth he appears to be in a fug of cigarettes and alcohol. But then, out of nowhere, he hits a shot into the top corner. Since last week, though, the Oasis singer has preferred to defend the honour of his club with his studs up.As the…
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