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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.

Soccer

Fans Make It All So Much Better

Giri Nathan

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

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Jeremy Levick

Rajat is a Brooklyn-based writer and comedian. He&#8217;s best known for doing Twitter videos with Jeremy even though they haven&#8217;t done one in a while.

Rajat Suresh

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

Funbag

What’s The Most Annoying Type Of Fan?

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Life Lessons

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

Lauren Theisen

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

Ray Ratto

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

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.

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

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Chris Thompson

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

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

Laura Wagner

This Is So Stupid

The Bucks’ Hand Sanitizer Cam Is Very Interactive

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.

What Is This Lady’s Deal!

Samer Kalaf

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

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

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Jason Jeong

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.

Son Heung-min Fancams Are More Than Just Internet Ephemera

Sports Leagues Have Stopped Even Pretending To Give A Shit

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Dan McQuade

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

Fan Manages To Disrupt Baseball Game With No Fans

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)