Media view on youth fan associations

The article examines the current state of the content of the regional media of the Perm Territory and the federal media in Russia about football fans of the Russian Federation. News headlines are analyzed by keywords. Highlighted the most popular football fan news topics covered in the media. Key words in news headlines on this topic are analyzed. The ratio of the number of negatively and positively colored words to their total number is compared. It is concluded that a negative image of football fans is initially formed in society. The consequence of such actions is the idea of youth fan associations as a potentially criminal environment.