What is self-love, and when does a person's love for another reach the point of shirk (polytheism)? What is the ruling on loving and encouraging a sports club, and can it reach shirk?

The love of the beloved's essence is not the shirk of love; otherwise, the love of parents, wife, and children would be from the shirk of love, which is incorrect. The reality of shirk-laden love and the difference between it and natural love have been previously explained. We also clarified the ruling on encouraging sports clubs and the corruptions involved therein. We advise the questioner to beware of obsessive thoughts (waswasah) and not to succumb to them.