soccermaniaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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soccermania (uncountable)

1. Intense enthusiasm for soccer.
   • 1990, IPI Report, volumes 39-40, page 22:

     Apart from soccermania, few issues fire up Italians more than the debate over the quality of their television system, affectionately dubbed "II Far West" due to its chaotic and chameleonic airwaves.

   • 2003, David Bleiler, TLA Film, Video, and DVD Guide 2002-2003: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide‎, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:

     Their adaptation to austere monastic life includes an unexpected wrinkle — their introduction to World Cup Soccer! Even in this isolated, ethereal locale, soccermania is rampant.

   • 2010, Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy, chapter 1, in Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment, Millbrook Press, →ISBN, page 11:

     During the 1920s, soccermania gripped the planet like never before. The end of World War I (1914–1918) and social changes that swept Europe and the Americas meant people had more time for recreation and to go to sporting events.