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Fan

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

/fæn/nounCore term

In football (soccer), fan means: A person who supports a particular team or follows football with passion, watching matches at the stadium or on screen.

In Turkish: taraftar, futbolsever

How it is used

In British football, supporter is the more traditional word, and fan groups often prefer it. Fans travel to away games, sing chants, buy season tickets and react on fan forums and social media.

Example sentences

  1. Around 3,000 fans travelled to the away game.

  2. I've been a Harbour Athletic fan since I was six.

Common collocations

  • home fans
  • away fans
  • lifelong fan
  • fan zone
  • fan base
  • chantA short song or phrase that fans sing or shout together in the stands to support their team or players, or to tease the other side.
  • season ticketA ticket bought once that lets a fan attend all of a club's home league matches in a season, usually from the same seat.
  • derbyA match between two rival teams, usually from the same city or region, followed with special passion by both sets of fans.
  • stadiumThe venue where matches are played, made up of the pitch and the stands around it for spectators.

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