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

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What happened

The Manchester City case is one example of how fandom has warped beyond previous boundaries in online spaces A video of Liam Gallagher playing in a 1996 charity football match resurfaced on social media recently.

Key facts

  • The Manchester City case is one example of how fandom has warped beyond previous boundaries in online spaces A video of Liam Gallagher playing in a 1996 charity football match resurfaced on social media recently.
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:08:05 UTC.

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