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FOOTBALL: French fan dies of injuries after Belgrade hooligan attack
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A French fan who was seriously injured in an attack by supporters of Partizan Belgrade before their team's match against Toulouse on September 17 has died of his injuries in a hospital in the Serbian capital.
Source: France24 - France

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Understanding football violence could help the fight against terror. Football has long been tarnished by outbreaks of fan violence. Although media headlines often link the behavior to 'hooliganism,' the activity could stem from potentially more positive motivations, such as passionate commitment to the group and the desire to belong. Understanding the root cause of the behavior may therefore help in tackling the violence and channeling it into something more positive, scientists suggest. Source 1r.

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Sadly being of an age where I remember football hooliganism at it's worst, even having all UK clubs banned from European wide competitions for several years, I am all to accustomed to this sort of mindless violence and misplaced loyalism.

It is fine to be passionate and to belong to a group or cause, but only if your actions are peaceful in nature. Those people who have been or are involved in football hooliganism are no better than the fanatical terrorists the world seems so obsessed with at present. They too are passionate and desire to belong to something they think is worthwhile, but the outcomes of their passion is hatred and their desire to belong turns into blind fanatical servitude & acceptance of the ideals they are being brainwashed with.

Thankfully in the UK football hooliganism has all but been eradicated. Yes there were instances of violence in the recent European Cup, but have to say, having been in among the middle of the trouble over there, that is was all instigated by Russian hooligans and many Brits were caught up in the nonsense. Some chose to stand and fight others left the area so the police could do their jobs. Sadly in Russia, football hooliganism is increasing and is almost at the height it was in the UK in the 80s!

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Glarion,

I didn't realize it was so bad in Russia. When this said football I thought it was about American football. I say that because there are stadiums you do not want to go to and root for the other team. The fans in some places will spit on you, throw food or drinks, or even physically assault you and it makes no difference if there are children around. That only happens in a few cities though.

I guess it worse over there in Europe. What is the rest of Europe like? Other than Russia, are the other countries that are particularly bad to be for the opposing team?

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From those countries I have visited as a foreign football fan, several of the former USSR countries are pretty violent and aggressive as is Turkey! I will never visit there again as a foreign football supporter. Even the police gang up on you!

France can be hostile at the lower down clubs, but generally it is more a case of all talk, no trousers as they say *wink*.

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A lot of the violence comes from a few who try to get the crowd involve. Its like a bar fight, you hit a guy and soon his buddies will come to aide him. Then your buddies and join in and before you know it the whole bar is a war zone. Knowing this the police and security should identify these troublemakers and stop them from getting into soccer matches.

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Inebriation at sporting events is a problem. In many western countries, public concern about violence and other problems at sporting events has increased. Alcohol is often involved. Research shows that approximately 40 percent of the spectators drink alcohol while attending U.S. Baseball and football games, especially when alcohol is served within the arenas themselves. Alcohol-related problems can be compounded at large sport stadiums that hold tens of thousands of spectators. This study examined occurrences of overserving at licensed premises both inside and outside the arenas, and allowing entry of obviously intoxicated spectators into the arenas. Source 6q.