A POPULAR SPORTS GROUND; FOOTBALL, A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

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Since each society has different socio-cultural characteristics, sports preferences of countries may differ. For this reason, a sport that is popular in the first or second place in any country in the world may take place in the same ranking in another country or it may vary. In other words, it is possible to see the popularity ranking in the field of sports as a sociological fact that can change both in terms of countries and over time. In fact, in the historical process, the sociological functions that society/society ascribe to sports can take place in a wide range from eugenic goals to a social discipline method and militarization of society. football; large audience numbers, successful football players turning into icons, It seems to be the most popular sport all over the world for reasons such as government policies and its effect on the economy. The typical indicator of this situation is that a football team can be seen as a commercial commodity that can be bought and sold in national or international markets, with movable or immovable properties, with exceptions, depending on the wishes of their owners. In this context, the football player finds expression in football as a commodity that property owners buy and sell and are taxed. As the dominance structures of the market change and the legal and relational characteristics of these structures are reshaped, the approach to football may also change. Similarly, the spectator, who defines the player in football and is the side of the game, watches a match in the stadium or on the TV screen and reproduces football structurally every time. Therefore, Football viewers are both a guarantee of the economic existence of football companies and a source of income for the television and advertising industries. Thus, football spectators, while doing the job of providing psychological satisfaction, rest and entertainment for themselves, at the same time reproduce the economic and political structures. In football, the audience is a valuable commodity that makes both customers and money.