Football fan and consumption in the age of industrial football

In this study, football, which has become an industrial sector today, has become an object of consumption and the interaction of football fans with this consumption culture is discussed. Apart from that, the processes and changes that football has gone through throughout history have been studied with examples from different geographies. In the study, various elements consisting of the football industry are mentioned and information is given about how these elements play a role in the consumption of football. In addition, the experiences of the participants with the development of the football industry and their meanings about the subject were tried to be interpreted. In addition to the consumption phenomenon of football, how the phenomenon of today's fandom is formed, what it covers and what the football culture means to the participants are also discussed as another purpose. In the study, in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 Adanaspor fans and 10 Ankaragücü supporters using qualitative research techniques. The data obtained from the interviews were evaluated with the qualitative data analysis technique.