Tivoli-Tussen and girls in football kits – Female Fan Cultures in Men’s Football

In this paper we take a close look at gender arrangements in the football stadium, especially at the way female fans do take – and defend – their place in a still male dominated part of society. In contrast to the usual definitions of football fandom who close their eyes to the gender question we do not only argue that there are female fans on the stands, but also that their expressions of fan culture are quite varied and furthermore, can help to illuminate and indeed to some extent undermine some of footballs inherent structures.