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Den föränderliga supporterkulturen: En diskursanalytisk studie av FC Barcelonas sponsorsamarbete med Qatar Airways och Lionel Messis avsked.
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), School of Arts and Communication (K3).
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 14 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Denna studie undersöker hur fotbollssupportrar reagerar på kommersiella beslut och spelaravsked genom en analys av FC Barcelonas sponsorsamarbete med Qatar Airways (2013-2017) och Lionel Messis avsked från klubben (2021). Studien, som bygger på kritisk diskursanalys av forumdiskussioner från Reddit och BarcaForum, belyser hur digital kommunikation fungerar som en plattform där fotbollssupportrar förhandlar om sin relation till FC Barcelona. 

Genom teoretiska perspektiv som varumärkesbyggande och lagidentifikation analyseras hur FC Barcelonas varumärkesbild och supportrarnas känslomässiga band påverkas av kommersiella och emotionella händelser. Resultatet visar att sponsorsamarbetet upplevdes som en konflikt mellan Barcelonas historiska värden och de kommersiella kraven, medan Messis avsked väckte starka känslor av förlust och polarisering. Slutsatsen är att digitala forum inte bara är platser för diskussion, utan också viktiga för att förstå hur supporterkultur formas och uttrycks i relation till fotbollens kommersialisering.

Abstract [en]

This study examines how football supporters react to commercial decisions and player departures through an analysis of FC Barcelona’s sponsorship collaboration with Qatar Airways (2013-2017) and Lionel Messi’s departure from the club (2021). The study, based on critical discourse analysis of forum discussions from Reddit and BarcaForum, highlights how digital communication serves as a platform where football supporters negotiate their relationship with FC Barcelona. 

Through theoretical perspectives such as branding  and team identification, the study analyzes how FC Barcelona’s brand image and the supporters’ emotional bonds are affected by commercial and emotional events. The results show that the sponsorship collaboration was perceived as a conflict between Barcelona's historical values and commercial demands, while Messi’s departure evoked strong feelings of loss and polarization. The conclusion is that digital forums are not only spaces for discussion but also vital for understanding how supporter culture is shaped and expressed in relation to the commercialization of football. 

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2025. , p. 52
Keywords [en]
supporter culture, football, commercialization, sponsorship, Lionel Messi, player departure, FC Barcelona, team identification, branding
Keywords [sv]
supporterkultur, fotboll, kommersialisering, sponsring, Lionel Messi, spelaravsked, FC Barcelona, lagidentifikation, varumärkesbyggande
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Media and Communication Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-74400OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-74400DiVA, id: diva2:1940069
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KS K3 Media and Communication Studies (bachelor)
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Available from: 2025-03-14 Created: 2025-02-25 Last updated: 2025-03-14Bibliographically approved

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