Online abuse in sport: 'sure it's only banter, what's the big deal?'

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Summary of UK and Irish research on online abuse/hate in football, drawing from a 3-year funded project, involving longitudinal social media analysis, a fan survey (2000+) and more than 100 interviews with stakeholders in football (and sport). This piece focuses on the disproportionate amount and types of abuse that target women in football.