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Why Your Fans Suck 2021: You

Some people are fans of the fans of the National Football League. Many many more are not fans of the fans of the National Football League. This Defector NFL fan preview is for fans of the latter group. Read all 32 WYTS previews here, because Comrade Magary put a lot of time and work into […]

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 29: San Francisco 49ers fans cheer on their team during their preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Levi's Stadium on August 29, 2021 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Booing Isn’t Bad, But There’s A Better Way

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MAY 31: Fans of the New York Mets cheer as Jacob deGrom #48 bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on May 31, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

One Fan In This Conversation Is Much More Thrilled About It Than The Other

Patrick Redford

The fan launching into his sermon.

Rams And Chargers Fans Celebrate First Game In New Stadium With A Big Ugly Fight

Patrick Redford

The fight kicking into high gear.

Fans Make It All So Much Better

Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea celebrates with teammate Cesar Azpilicueta after scoring their side's third goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on August 14, 2021 in London, England.

Rockies Conclude That Fan Did Not Shout Racial Slur, Was Beckoning Mascot Named Dinger

What’s The Most Annoying Type Of Fan?

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28 Aug 1999:A view of two fans of the Florida State Seminoles who paint their bodies in the school colors for support during the game against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at the Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahasse, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Bulldogs 41-7. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran /Allsport

If Someone Watched You Watch Sports, What Would They See?

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Mad Scenes At Old Trafford As Cheeky Blokes Storm The Pitch Ahead Of Liverpool-Manchester United [Updates]

overhead view of crowds at Old Trafford

The Super League Protests Showed American Fans What’s Worth Getting Mad About

Absolute Scenes As Rowdy British Lads Have Tossed The Super League Into The Rubbish Bin

Chelsea Football Club fans celebrate outside the team's Stamford Bridge stadium on April 20, 2021 in London, England, after it was announced that Chelsea Football Club would seek to withdraw from the new European Super League. Six English premier league teams have announced they are part of plans for a breakaway European Super League. Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will join 12 other European teams in a closed league similar to that of the NFL American Football League. In a statement released last night, the new competition "is intended to commence as soon as practicable" potentially in August.

Fans Remind Astros Of Their Sins With Not One, But Two Trash Cans Thrown Onto Field

A stadium worker removes a large inflatable trash can prop from the field.

The Bucks’ Hand Sanitizer Cam Is Very Interactive

This Is So Stupid

What Is This Lady’s Deal!

Maitreyi Anantharaman

A fan gestures as she and her party are escorted out of the arena during the second half of the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on February 01, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Fate Of The Buffalo Bills Rests On The Shoulders Of—Sorry, Who Is That?

A Buffalo Bills fan holds up a very bad drawing of quarterback Josh Allen.

Son Heung-min Fancams Are More Than Just Internet Ephemera

Tottenham Hotspur's Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld (L) celebrates with Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min after he scores his team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on January 2, 2021.

Sports Leagues Have Stopped Even Pretending To Give A Shit

Cowboys fans

Fan Manages To Disrupt Baseball Game With No Fans

Dan McQuade

A fan stands in the stands and disrupts the game at Fenway Park

The NFL Is America, Just Not The Way It Wants To Pretend

Barry Petchesky

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - SEPTEMBER 10: Players from the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans unite in a moment of silence before the start of a game at Arrowhead Stadium on September 10, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Chiefs Fans Greet Plea For Racial Equality With Boos

Patrick Redford

The pregame linking of arms.

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