Examining racial discrimination in fantasy team selection: the case of Czech soccer fans
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SBM-02-2022-0012" target="_blank" >10.1108/SBM-02-2022-0012</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Examining racial discrimination in fantasy team selection: the case of Czech soccer fans
Original language description
Purpose Recently, efforts to fight discriminatory behaviour in many sports and to eliminate racial preferences among fans have intensified. However, uncovering discriminatory preferences may not be easy as they may be deeply rooted and even unconscious. This paper aims to discuss the aforementioned issues. Design/methodology/approach Unfortunately, professional soccer and fantasy sports participation serves as a vehicle for explicit racial discrimination at a micro-level, but does it translate to the macro-level through fantasy team selection? The current study explored the potential of implicit racial discrimination in Czech participants in the English Premier League. Findings Discriminatory behaviour in this context is defined by a consumer demonstrating preference for a white player over a non-white player in the fantasy soccer labour market when both players are performing at equal levels. Controlling for additional factors such as nationality and historically dominant team biases and accessing a more homogenous sample, the results confirmed previous research that racial discrimination cannot be found in team selection decisions among fantasy soccer participants in the Czech Republic. The manifestations of racism are still present at Czech stadiums and among Czech athletes. This contradiction is the major finding of this paper. Originality/value Previous research found no evidence of racial discrimination among participants controlling for some game factors. However, the study had many limitations including a heterogeneous sample and not controlling for additional factors of participant bias. Given those concerns, the current study analysed line-up decisions of English Premier League participants, but did so with participants solely within the Czech Republic, a more homogenous sample, controlling for additional important factors that could impact racial discrimination among fantasy participants.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50204 - Business and management
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal
ISSN
2042-678X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
neuveden
Issue of the periodical within the volume
30 August 2022
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
1-20
UT code for WoS article
000844742700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85136802235