ABSTRACT This paper takes the cultural text of Association football (soccer) and some media texts created in response to it, to explore the passions linked to the game. In particular, we examine several poems and ‘recitativo’ (spoken moments in musical performances) to trace some links between the notions of love, suffering and madness that are referred to so often in conversations regarding the cultural texts of Association football. As part of this we draw on aspects of psychoanalysis which provide an entry point into thinking through possible connections between love, play and suffering. At issue are questions of how a game played by other people can be so important in the intimate daily and seasonal lives of so many people, as well as the specific interplay between love, desire, masculinity and loss.

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足球就是生命：罗马蒂福西的爱与疯狂

摘要 本文以英式足球（足球）的文化文本和与之相呼应的一些媒体文本，来探讨与比赛相关的激情。特别是，我们检查了几首诗歌和“朗诵”（音乐表演中的口语时刻），以追踪在关于足球文化文本的对话中经常提到的爱、痛苦和疯狂概念之间的一些联系。作为其中的一部分，我们借鉴了精神分析的各个方面，这些方面提供了通过爱、游戏和痛苦之间可能的联系进行思考的切入点。问题在于其他人玩的游戏如何在如此多的人亲密的日常生活和季节性生活中如此重要，以及爱、欲望、阳刚之气和失落之间的具体相互作用。