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Are football fans booing their own team and manager more than ever?

Booing at football is an accepted part of the game, but has it become more common among fans towards their own manager and team?

Making your negative feelings known in football has long been an accepted part of the game. For players and match officials, it is what they have come to expect at some point in their careers. But are fans booing their own team and manager more than ever? 

Wayne Rooney, who made headlines in 2010 after hitting out at England fans for booing the team, remembers being booed quite a lot in his career. He believes the use of camera phones and social media has seen it become more noticeable in the modern game. While his former England team-mate, Joe Hart, describes the act of booing as 'pantomime'. 

Stephen Smith - chair of the British Psychological Society's Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology - explains the science behind booing to Ade Adedoyin and why it's part of our DNA. He also believes the bond between players and fans has changed following increased commercialisation of the sport. Ali Speechly says booing her beloved, but struggling Tottenham Hotspur, would only impact negatively on the team.

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