Absence of supporters during football matches associated with fewer altercations on pitch
E-Mail Players, staff and officials engaged in shorter and less extensive emotional behaviour and interactions, such as arguments and discussions in games played during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, when supporters were absent. The findings are presented in a case study of 20 FC Redbull Salzburg championship group games published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. Michael Leitner, the first author of the study said: "During the COVID-19 pandemic the Austrian Bundesliga - like many other European football leagues - resumed the season around the end of May 2020 without supporters...
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