Abstract
During the Round of 16 match between teams from England and Cameroon, controversial video assistant referee (VAR) and on-field refereeing decisions led to extensive—and explosive—on-field protests and protestations from the Cameroonian players. These events and the post-match commentary around them put the Cameroon Women’s National Team at the center of a global mass-mediatized spectacle. This chapter examines the dominant media frames emerging from international media regarding the dispute and examines differences between coverage from major newspapers and football-specific news websites. The authors also explore how African feminist thought and intersectionality contextualize the dominant frames across global sports media.
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Ariyo, E.S., Faniyi, O., Turcott, R. (2021). “Utterly Ashamed of Their Behavior”: Examining the Media Coverage of Cameroon Versus England in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In: Yanity, M., Sarver Coombs, D. (eds) 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75401-3_3
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