Sunday, February 18, 2007
Soccer in Italy
Wow, its really crazy that violence related to sports can get to a leave where the Prime Minister / president or whatever has to shut down a sports league. What if George Bush had to cancel the NFL season cause the fans were out there opnely trying to engage in violence acts against police? Anyway, I think its ridiculous that the Prime Minister of Italy has to shut down the Italian Football League because fans are rioting. This, might not happen at that leave here in America but it happens and I thinks its stupid that fans riot after their team wins a big game. It's dangerous and causes so much unneccesary damage. It serves no purpose what so ever and contrary to what many may think they don't have any right to do it. It is one of those disturbing and utterly useless traditions/rituals/rights of passage that has to been done away but won't until some tradegy happens and then we all of a sudden think its wrong and condemn those who do it.
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Two main comments in reaction to this. One, when these things happen almost always alcohol is related. Alcohol and sports are so deeply intertwined in marketing, tailgating, and the whole gameday experience that they are impossible to seperate, but intoxication obviously plays a role in these riots. I have no idea what they do in Italy, but I know some stadiums now stop selling alcohol after the 3rd quarter or 7th inning or whatever just to try to reduce some of the after-game effects. Second, I think its interesting (and kind of disgusting) that some people look forward to the parties/riots. Many of my friends in Ohio went to Columbus for the BCS national championship game, on the idea that "its going to be nuts when Ohio State wins." The problem is "nuts" at Ohio State usually means everyone getting hammered, flipping over cars, and burning stuff. But that has an appeal to people I guess.
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