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How do sports fans end up as aggressive defenders of a nation state’s government? | Sean Ingle

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The Manchester City case is one example of how fandom has warped beyond previous boundaries in online spaces.

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Headline as published: How do sports fans end up as aggressive defenders of a nation state’s regime? | Sean Ingle

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  • “Sean Ingle” is named in the headline. We could not find it in the report.

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