ALL THAT RUNNIN' AROUND AIMLESSLY IS MAKIN' ME ANGRY
How long before the world wakes up and just outlaws soccer?
Yesterday, flares were thrown during a game in Milan. Lit flares.
Today, Juve and Liverpool fans threw bottles, chairs - anything their drunken hands could get - at each other. An hour long riot followed.
From Reuters - "Fears had long been raised that hard-core Juventus fans would cause trouble at the game, seeking revenge for the 1985 Heysel Stadium tragedy. Thirty-nine fans, mainly Italians, died after a wall collapsed following a charge by Liverpool fans before the European Cup final in Brussels."
Is this a sick joke? It's a SOCCER MATCH. How could anyone get that drunk, that crazy, at a game that's that boring?
Americans are a violent bunch, to be sure, but we're far more civil than our European brothers at our meaningless sporting events. And as anyone who follows sports knows, that's saying a lot.
3 Comments:
I happen to be in Milan right now and, let me tell you, Milan is a freaking dump. Bleh.
DC
To quote my Dad... "there are only three score outcomes to any soccer game, 1-0, 1-2, 1-1". Cricket is more exciting. I'm all for outlawing this minute. Wait... Crap! My daughter is kicking a ball around! Note to self: Get Katie hockey skates...
Maybe they get that drunk because the game is so boring. One - Nil, give me a break.
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