Pertencimento de torcidas no futebol feminino: uma análise de notícias de jornais esportivos

Abstract

This study investigates the sense of belonging among fans of women's football in Brazil by analyzing news and reports published in outlets such as ESPN Brasil, GE Globo, Lance! and Dibradoras. Using web scraping to gather news data, the study identified that establishing dedicated stadiums is a crucial step in strengthening fans' identity. The results reveal how women's football is redefining traditional sports spaces, emerging as a more inclusive environment for historically marginalized groups, such as women and the LGBTQ+ community; these same communities also share a mutual desire to drive the growth of women's football, transforming their support into collective strength for real progress. While still facing significant structural challenges and persistent disparities in investment between clubs. The study let us verify that belonging in women's football operates as a multidimensional phenomenon, where space, identity-related, and political aspects mix, indicating new configurations of sport fandom in Brazil. Furthermore, the full consolidation of belonging in women's football requires not just isolated initiatives but profound transformations in sports policies and brazilian football culture.