Throughout history, politics has played a major role in exerting its power into other domains, especially sports. In Lebanon, sports has been heavily linked to politics and religion as Lebanon’s history is known for its political and religious conflicts. The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of politics on Lebanese sports in the two most prominent sports fields, football and basketball, using the Spiral of Silence and the Two- Step theories. The final sample of 295 participants filled a questionnaire that targeted their fandom and attitudes towards political intervention ...