1
: all the fans (as of a sport)
2
: the state or attitude of being a fan
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Sports features prominently across day one, with JioStar sports and live experiences CEO Ishan Chatterjee examining sport as a platform for fandom, AI and commerce, followed by ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta on cricket’s global expansion and La Liga president Javier Tebas on fan engagement and enforcement.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 June 2026
By now, many will be familiar with Mamdani’s soccer fandom.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2026
But the season-ten reunion needed to explore the fallout of the scandal that shook the fandom earlier this year, when Amanda Batula (longtime cast member and wife of Kyle Cooke) and West Wilson (Ciara’s ex and Jesse’s close friend) announced their romantic relationship.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 June 2026
And because sports foster a strong sense of community, bandwagon fandom is widely accepted this summer.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 June 2026
By now, many will be familiar with Mamdani’s soccer fandom.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2026
But the season-ten reunion needed to explore the fallout of the scandal that shook the fandom earlier this year, when Amanda Batula (longtime cast member and wife of Kyle Cooke) and West Wilson (Ciara’s ex and Jesse’s close friend) announced their romantic relationship.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 June 2026
And because sports foster a strong sense of community, bandwagon fandom is widely accepted this summer.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fandom. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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