ABSTRACT

The role of fans in football governance is a topic of increasing academic and political interest. This article offers a quantitative approach to investigate supporters’ opinions of governance structures in European football. It asks whether fans trust governing bodies, clubs, leagues and other stakeholders currently in charge of football governance. It also investigates the extent to which fans consider they should have a direct say on how football clubs are governed. Drawing on concepts from sports governance literature, an online survey collects opinions of football fans in six European countries (United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, Poland, France, and Germany). The results indicate a high level of mistrust from the fans on national governing bodies and presidents and owners of football clubs. Supporters have a positive view of fan involvement in governance structures, but are pessimist about the actual efficacy of supporters’ activism.

摘要

球迷在足球治理中的作用是一个日益引起学术和政治兴趣的话题。本文提供了一种定量方法来调查支持者对欧洲足球治理结构的看法。它询问球迷是否信任目前负责足球治理的管理机构、俱乐部、联盟和其他利益相关者。它还调查了球迷认为他们应该对足球俱乐部的管理方式直接发表意见的程度。一项在线调查借鉴了体育治理文献中的概念，收集了六个欧洲国家（英国、西班牙、土耳其、波兰、法国和德国）足球迷的意见。结果表明，球迷对国家管理机构、足球俱乐部主席和老板的不信任程度很高。