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The evidence seems to show that the media, with the
co-operation of the world of professional sport,
continually and deliberately feeds this  
(1)
obsession.
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Consider tabloid newspapers with their extensive
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coverage of the major sports, especially football. At
times, in these newspapers, world events are relegated
to minor importance compared with how Chelsea or
Manchester United are faring in their matches, or
whether England’s cricketers can beat Australia or
not. At times, it appears that the most important
news at any given time is what has been happening
on the sports fields. How many men turn to the sports
pages first when they open their newspaper? And
although there are fanatical female sports fans as
well, what we are talking about here is largely a
male obsession. 
(3)
Often women complain that their
husbands or boy friends can only talk with
enthusiasm about the football team they follow.
(4)