Violent Soccer Fans

They call it the world's sport. By far the most popular in world, soccer is played from Chile to China, and continent to continent. In recent years, crowd violence at soccer matches as increased at an alarming rate. The violence isn't specific to any one country, team, or region. Ugly demonstrations have broken out in the stands of Italy, the same way they break out in Argentina, Colombia, or on the pitches of Africa.

In this week's Sus Deportes on Boston Latino TV segment, Gil Matos and Cesar Doza discuss why the sport sparks such reaction from some fans.

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[skittles2590]

I think soccer/football fans are more passionate than baseball, NFL and College Football fans because in soccer/football people go to their teams matches not only to watch the game but, to also sing and chant and wave flags to support their team

[popstarr55]

the most passionate :) footbal fan are in Eastern Europe and South America :)

i mean violence!

[OMGYOURSELF13]

in england sometimes its usually religion like catholics or protestants or rivalry because of an incident between two teams or two areas but my team southampton they are rivals with portsmouth and that was because of dock workers in the 30's from portsmouth were protesting for better pay and conditions and then southampton said to bring the ships to their dock and portsmouth worker didn't like it and the rivalry caught on into football and there on 

[mayena]

@Djidjel Your family well being or individual self worth is a lot more important than some local sports team.

[4blossoms]

Rabid soccer fans really need to find another hobby. It's pathetic to be beating and hurting others just because a team won or lost. Get civilized--this is why Americans don't give a crap about it...

[lizam313]

@popstarr55

erm no now aswell, u dont believe me come down to england on a match day then you'll see

[popstarr55]

@lizam313

in 80-s.

[popstarr55]

@lizam313 

[lizam313]

@popstarr55 and of course england aswell

[Djidjel]

And unlike the commercialized US sports, football has always kept its local rivalries, their fans are like gangs that live by the reputation of their team. And like rivalries between gangs, it can get ugly when the tensions are high

[Djidjel]

It's the number 1 sport in 99% of the world, of which 90% is poor and for them Football (soccer) is the one thing they can use to get over their trouble, and be as one behind their team as one big family. As many of the teams are representative for their neighborhoud, city, country etc. They are the local pride, the thing you get identified by. In many countries the strenght of their soccer team is more important than many things in life, they breath it, live it.