In a lot of countries around the world, sports are a huge part of the culture. Sports shape the lives of many people around the world. It has a huge part of their daily lives. Some countries, like the United States, have multiple sports that each make up a good part of the sports culture. In England, however, there is one sport that makes up for the sports culture and that is football (what Americans call soccer).

Football affects the lives of all that live in England, no matter whether someone may watch the beautiful game or not.

While research on sports culture is not a huge thing, it is still a research topic that people discuss. Not much research has been done on football fan culture. In most research, the same points have been brought up. These points include: football is a part of the national identity in England and people have different subidenities based on what club they support. The research is repetitive and does not give a specific enough answer. Thus, the research question is: what experiences does a football fan have in England and how do they experience them?

For the research, multiple settings, such as games, stadiums, museums, and pubs were observed at to determine the answer. Ultimately, the answer to the question is that fans can go to games, museums, stadium tours, football pubs, and even experience culture on social media. However, while some experiences may be the same for all fans, some experiences in England can be different depending on what team someone supports and where they come from. As an American, there are some experiences that change

Written reflections of experiences as well as pictures have been shared throughout this blog.

To begin, the pubs will be discussed.

One piece of previous research that was found was the idea that pubs are a place where people who live in other countries can get together and support an English team together. This results in a community of fans in that country.

What lacks from this information is how big the football pub culture is in England.

It is a place where supporters go to before matches. Usually, a city hosting a football match will have different pubs designated for supporters of each respected club playing. The pubs can get really crowded before and after a match. People can get really chatty in the pubs and at times a little obnoxious. It is a place to calm the nerves before a big match and to either celebrate the highs or wash away the lows of a game.

Pubs are also a great place for people to watch matches when supporters cannot make it to the match. Depending on the match and the importance of it, multiple pubs in a city can be open for the match viewing party. They can get really crowded and loud at times, just like before and after games in a host city. For a game like the FA Cup final, the pubs get packed and really loud. Not many people are able to move easily in such crowds. If it is a smaller game, like a lower tier football league game, there may be a more tame atmosphere.

The verdict is, the pub is one of the homes of English football fans on match day, no matter who is playing.