THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLIDARITY NETWORK AS A STRATEGY TO SUPPORT WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

This article aims to analyze social enterprises and actions that were triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, and supported women's football during the health crisis. The analyses discussed here are the outcome of a data analysis that considered relevant news websites as a place of data production, in the period from February to December 2020. We employed the concepts of event (FOUCAULT, 2014) and bio(necro)politics (GALLO, 2021) to discuss the emergence of these networks, in order to help the sport to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings confirm that these social movements contributed to keep the sport visible and alive on the Brazilian scene in the midst of the crisis.