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Journal of Sport & Social Issues is an international leader in the publication of critically oriented, interdisciplinary research on sport, its structure and its role(s) in the contemporary, global world. journals.sagepub.com/home/JSS

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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New Research Alert! "The Interactional Accomplishment of Refereeing Decisions in VAR Protocols" by Mehmet Ali Icbay journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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The Interactional Accomplishment of Refereeing Decisions in VAR Protocols - Mehmet Ali Icbay, 2026
This study explores how on-field referees (REF) and Video Assistant Referees (VAR) collaboratively accomplish decision-making during in-match video review seque...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New Research Alert! "He Coulda Been a Contender: Talent, Deviance, and Cultural Intimacy in the Contested Tennis and Public Career of Nick Kyrgios" by Nico Psaltidis journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New Research Alert! "From Voices to Silence: A Comparative Analysis of Athlete Activism at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024" by Marloes Ekkelboom journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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From Voices to Silence: A Comparative Analysis of Athlete Activism at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 - Marloes Ekkelboom, 2026
This study examines why Team USA athletes who had been publicly engaged in activism at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games largely refrained from protest at Paris 2024...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
New Research Alert! "Eternal Wound, Performance Enhancement, or Minor Inconvenience?: Managing the Menstrual Cycle in Olympic Weightlifting" by Monica Nelson, Holly Thorpe, Belinda Wheaton, Gloria Hinemoa Clarke, and Stacy Sims journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Eternal Wound, Performance Enhancement, or Minor Inconvenience?: Managing the Menstrual Cycle in Olympic Weightlifting - Monica Nelson, Holly Thorpe, Belinda Wheaton, Gloria Hinemoa Clarke, Stacy Sims...
The menstrual cycle and its relationship to athletic performance has become a topic of high interest in sporting and academic circles. Novel sport-focused menst...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New Research Alert! "Sport and Human Rights Issues: Can Major Sporting Events Improve Civil Liberties? An Examination of the Olympic and FIFA World Cup Host Nations Following the World War II" by Rasmus K. Storm and Tor Georg Jakobsen journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New Research Alert! "The Changing Role of Alcohol Among Male Australian Sports Fans: A Preliminary Social Practice Analysis" by Jamie Cleland and Catherine Palmer journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The October 2026 volume is out now! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JSS/curr....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New Research Alert! "“We’re Putting All Our Eggs in the Gender Basket”: Examining the Absence of Intersectionality Within Community Sport Gender Equity" by Nadia Bevan, Ruth Jeanes, Fiona McLachlan, and Kirby Fenwick journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New Research Alert! "Interpersonal Violence in French Sports Clubs: Who Are the Victims?" by Grégoire Bosselut and Élise Marsollier journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Interpersonal Violence in French Sports Clubs: Who Are the Victims? - Grégoire Bosselut, Élise Marsollier, 2026
The purpose of this study was to provide an accurate depiction of interpersonal violence (IV) in French sports. Thus, the aim of this study was to (a) measure t...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New Research Alert! "Shy Like Me: Exploring Links Between Coaches’ Shyness and Beliefs About Shy and Exuberant Children in a Team Sports Context" by Megan DeGroot, Kristen A. Archbell, and Robert J. Coplan journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) @nasssbsky.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
***Call for Funding Proposals - Eli A. Wolff Memorial Fund for Disability Sport*** (up to $5,000 USD) Application Due Date: September 14, 2026. For more information on the Eli A. Wolff Memorial Fund (including eligibility and how to apply) or to contribute to the Fund, see nasss.org/awards/eliwo...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The August 2026 volume is out now! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JSS/curr...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues - Volume 50, Number 4
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
New Research Alert! "Israeli Hasbara and the NBA's Palestine Exception: The Impossibility of Capitalist “Social Justice”" by Chen Chen, Anthony Weems, Roc Rochon, and Daniel Sailofsky journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New research alert! "Unequal Road: Agency, Aspiration, and Migration in the Sporting Journeys of Ghanaian Female Athletes" by Derrick Charway, Vida Korleki Nyawornota, Bright Baffour Antwi, Lydia Amoah, and Nana Yaw Oppong-Yeboah journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New Research Alert! "Representing Churandy: The Making of a Black Dutch Caribbean Sporting Celebrity in Dutch Media" by Arne van Lienden journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Representing Churandy: The Making of a Black Dutch Caribbean Sporting Celebrity in Dutch Media - Arne van Lienden, 2026
This study examines the mediatized (self-)representations in Dutch media of Churandy Martina, a sprint athlete from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao and a ...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
New Research Alert! "Mental Health and Cultural Barriers in Collegiate Sport: A Cross-National Mixed Methods Study of U.S. and South Korean Collegiate Athletes" by Joonyoung Lee, Jungyoun Kim, James Robinson, and Jung Hoon Huh journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
New Research Alert! "The Marketing of Mental Health Services through Sport: A Point–Counterpoint Discussion" by Lauren Beasley and Beth A Cianfrone journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) @nasssbsky.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
***Reminder*** The call for abstracts for NASSS 2026 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada closes May 4th, 2026, 11:59pm USCT. For more information and to submit and abstract, see: nasss.org/conference20...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The June 2026 volume is out now! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JSS/curr...
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North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) @nasssbsky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
*CFP: Special Issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport: "Women's Football in a Global Era"* think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Women’s Football in a Global Era
Calling all researchers in the History of Sport! Submit your work to this collection exploring women’s football in a global era.
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New Research Alert! "Recreational Drug use at Sports Events in the US and UK" by Martha Newson, Linus Peitz, and Mollie Ruler journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
New Research Alert! "Do Antidoping Interventions Work?" by Girginov et al. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
New Research Alert! "Forbidden Fruits? Institutional Rules, Agency, and Structure in European Football" by Radosław Kossakowski and Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
New Research Alert! "Addressing Gender Inequity in Australian Sports Leadership: A Postfeminist Policy Paradox" by Jude Blacklock, Kathryn Henne, Kate Starre, and Tate Morgan journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Addressing Gender Inequity in Australian Sports Leadership: A Postfeminist Policy Paradox - Jude Blacklock, Kathryn Henne, Kate Starre, Tate Morgan, 2026
Despite the growth in women's sport, decision-making positions in sports organizations remain dominated by men. This paper examines efforts to improve gend...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The April 2026 volume is out now! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JSS/curr...
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North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) @nasssbsky.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A reminder that the call for early abstracts to present at the November 2026 conference in Calgary (and online) closes February 13, 2026, at 11:59 pm U.S. Central time. For more information head over to LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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NASSS 2026 - Call for Early Abstracts | North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
Call for early abstracts to present at the November 2026 conference in Calgary and online. Early abstracts are accepted through February 13, 2026, at 11:59 pm U.S. Central time.***Please note that thi...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
New Research Alert! "Parental Expectations for Children's Future Athletic Achievement: The Roles of Socio-Economic Status, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Athletic Experiences and Identities" by Christopher M. McLeod and Chris Knoester journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
New Research Alert! "Narrating Multiculturalism: Lydia Ko, Model Minorities, and the Mediated Kiwi Sporting Nation" by Mark Falcous and Georgia Scott journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Narrating Multiculturalism: Lydia Ko, Model Minorities, and the Mediated Kiwi Sporting Nation - Mark Falcous, Georgia Scott, 2026
This article explores the New Zealand media narrativization of Korean-born New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko. We excavate how Ko is mediated in a way that informs “na...
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North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) @nassh1972.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Call for Papers - Contributions to Anthology on Queering Sport/Physical Culture #SportHistory #Skystorians #NASSH2026 @mjveri.bsky.social
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
New Research Alert! "Exploring Latina Adolescent Athletes’ Sport Models: Profiles and Analysis of Favorite Athletes" by Alisia G.T.T. Tran, Alejandra Hernandez, Maria F. Torres, and Vera Lopez journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Exploring Latina Adolescent Athletes’ Sport Models: Profiles and Analysis of Favorite Athletes - Alisia G.T.T. Tran, Alejandra Hernandez, Maria F. Torres, Vera Lopez, 2026
Latina adolescent girls demonstrate a stark rate of underparticipation in sports activities. The aim of this study is to spotlight potential key factors that su...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New Research Alert! "Articulations of Ableism in Sport and Physical Activity" by Townsend et al. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The February 2026 volume is out now! journals.sagepub.com/toc/jssa/50/1
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues - Volume 50, Number 1
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
New Research Alert! "The Rise of Private Club and Travel Teams in the U.S.: Generational Changes in Youth Sports Participation and Associations with Socioeconomic Statuses and Family and Community Sport Cultures" by Chris Knoester and Chris Bjork journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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The Rise of Private Club and Travel Teams in the U.S.: Generational Changes in Youth Sports Participation and Associations with Socioeconomic Statuses and Family and Community Sport Cultures - Chris K...
Using descriptive and binary logistic regression analyses of data from the National Sports and Society Survey (N = 3,993), this study assessed trends in private...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
New Research Alert! "Deliberative Spaces of Elite Athlete Representation in Transnational Sport Governance" by Lisa A Kihl, Daryl Adair, Annette Greenhow, and Lisa Gowthorp journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Deliberative Spaces of Elite Athlete Representation in Transnational Sport Governance - Lisa A Kihl, Daryl Adair, Annette Greenhow, Lisa Gowthorp, 2025
In elite international sport governance, various actors engage in deliberative practices to address athletes’ concerns and interests in different democratic spa...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
New Research Alert! "The Grass Ceiling: An Investigation into What Drives Gender Exclusion in Golf" by Deborah M. Gray, Sean P. Goffnett, and Richard Divine journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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The Grass Ceiling: An Investigation into What Drives Gender Exclusion in Golf - Deborah M. Gray, Sean P. Goffnett, Richard Divine, 2025
No sport is as closely tied to the business world as golf, which has long served as a powerful networking tool. Historically the game has been dominated by male...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New Research Alert! "What Can the Running Body Do? The Running Machine's Affective Possibilities and the Limits of Language" by Jean Ketterling and Bridgette Desjardins journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The December 2025 volume is out now! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JSS/curr...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
New Research Alert! "Many Ways to Lead: A Discourse Analysis of Sport as an Influencer for Climate Action" by Emma M. McMain, Alex C. Gang, and Eunah Jo journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
New Research Alert! "Athletic Fat and Disidentification: Reading Gender, Sport/Exercise, and Fatness on YouTube" by Yeomi Choi journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Athletic Fat and Disidentification: Reading Gender, Sport/Exercise, and Fatness on YouTube - Yeomi Choi, 2025
Considering the gendered, fatphobic cultural assumptions shaping media representations of fat female bodies, alongside the increasing influence of online media ...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
New Research Alert! "Challenges to Olympic Inclusion: A Critical Analysis of the International Wushu Federation’s Strategies in Aligning With International Olympic Committee Program Reforms" by Qing-song Han, Inge Derom, Marc Theeboom, Xi Jiang, and Dong Zhu. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
New Research Alert! "Maradonna and Public Diplomacy" by Gabriel Cătălin Gherasim journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Maradona and Public Diplomacy - Gabriel Cătălin Gherasim, 2025
Neither a diplomat properly, nor a career-type of political activist, the late Argentinian footballer Diego Armando Maradona steadily played the role of a publi...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
New Research Alert! "The Queen's Gambit: Race, Gender, and Feminist Reclamation of Athletic Histories" by Janelle Joseph, Ornella Nzindukiyimana, Shireen Ahmed, and Sarah Barnes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The October 2025 volume is out now! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JSS/curr...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
In the final piece reflecting on Cole's editorial legacy, Grant Farred refers to them as a "curator," writing that, "The editorial world will be poorer without their understated but intellectually voracious disposition." journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Dafna Kaufman writes about Cole's contributions to scholarship on women's sport: "Following Cole, we ought to regard women's sports and the branding of women's sports culture not as a site of imminent liberation, but as a critical space...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
About past JSSI editor Cole, Holly Thorpe writes, "the highly original and critical questions Cole has been asking for more than three decades now, and the approaches used to articulate the complex workings of power in sport, have significantly shaped our field" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
In "Visions of Field," Pirkko Markula writes that past JSSI editor CL Cole "...opened up the landscape of sport sociology to critically and theoretically consider what counts as the study of sport" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Visions of Field - Pirkko Markula, 2025
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The August 2025 volume features tribute to longtime previous JSSI editor CL Cole. In their essay, Hartmann and Andrews write, "Among the characteristics that marked Cole's editorship was the unerring ability to identify work, empirical or theoretical, which articulated the complexities...
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
New Research Alert! "Football is Politics: Analyzing Public Emotions in Neymar Jr.'s Case and PEC das Praias Through the Instagram Accounts of Folha de S.Paulo and O Globo Newspapers" by Caroline Patatt and Jéssica Sandes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues @jssisport.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
New Research Alert! “Football Still Puts Food on My Table”: Exploring the Positive Narratives of Former Amateur and Semi-Professional Footballers in Nigeria by Ikechukwu Ejekwumadu journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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