Great Article, "The Beautiful Game: Soccer Violence in Argentina"

[Lulu-Kyoko]

I really enjoyed this article, October 2012: "In Argentina, rival soccer fans don’t just hate, they kill, and the violent partisans of top clubs fuel crime syndicates that influence the sport at its highest levels. Patrick Symmes braves the bottle rockets, howling mobs, urine bombs, and drunken grannies on a wild ride through the scariest fútbol underworld on earth."

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/sports/The-Beautiful-Game.html?page=all

 

[PhilinBSAS]

Shankly famously said:

Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.”

 

[PhilinBSAS]

Article in Buenos Aires Herald suggests that no one wants to see any change - and the Courts are complicit

http://www.buenosair...s-and-hooligans

Courts and hooligans
[background=rgb(238, 238, 238)][background=rgb(76, 91, 145)]Alan Schlenker talks to the press after being sentenced to life in prison for instigating the murder of Gonzalo Acro. He remains free awaiting confirmation of the verdict by a higher court.[/background][/background]
By: Eric Weil

A relationship which makes you think
Buenos Aires prosecutor Luis Cevasco, who has been working on security for 18 years — especially in relation to soccer hooligans — says there is a double-faced attitude about this matter: while club officials and fans say they want to get rid of hooligans, it often does not look that way. So he suggests that they should pull off their masks and accept that soccer does not want to change anything. It certainly looks as if the courts agree. Let's look at some examples, not in order
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