Relations between sport and religion; a religious face of Polish sport (mostly football).

What is it about?

The paper includes several sections. Firstly, the author discusses the policy of the Church towards sport in the last decades; then, the question of sports chaplaincy in Poland is presented. Next, public manifestations of religious beliefs of football players, managers, and fans (e.g. crossing oneself or fans’ choreographies with religious overtones) are analyzed. The main focus of interest is, however, very popular religious pilgrimages organized (since 2008) by the fans of most Polish clubs. My main objective is to examine some selected cases, representative of Polish football fandom of the last decades and showing the phenomenon clearly.

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