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6、ow and Next:2025Fandom in a Fragmented Sports WorldSports still creates communal joy at a scale no other category can match,but the era of”run the ad,own the sponsorship”is over.With fans curating their own experiences,fragmentation will become both the challenge and the blueprint for connection.Tho