Pakistani support for Glasgow’s Old Firm football clubs
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چکیده
Primary data was used to analyse the views and opinions held by Pakistani-Scots in Greater Glasgow, Scotland, about whether they prefer Celtic or Rangers Football Clubs. The question is important, sociologically, due Celtic’s Irish-Catholic-Republican sympathies Rangers’ British-Loyalist-Unionist perspective, neither of which seems naturally gel with Muslim orientation Glasgow’s Pakistanis (8.1% city’s population). research method a survey 51 respondents, all ethnic-Pakistanis ordinarily resident total 5 interviews. Results reveal that majority respondents over 86% would support new Asian/Muslim club. But how it be formed, players Asian, received were hotly-debated topics.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Soccer & Society
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1743-9590', '1466-0970']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2021.1967934