ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book provides the experiences of female sports fans and examined women's experiences of sports spectatorship in the contemporary period. By focusing upon football and rugby union, the book examines women's experiences as fans of two traditionally 'male' sports that have very different histories, cultural traditions and social class bases. The book assesses the importance of place for female fans. It discusses that women sports fans are heterogeneous and there is not a 'blanket' position for female fans. The book considers a new contribution to the study of sports fandom by comparing fans of different sports in one locale, the UK city of Leicester. It highlights a very little sociological work which compares the experiences of male or female sports fans in different sports.
