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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
FIFA does it!
Apparently the world needs people to make sure that sports fans are politically correct. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44525523 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44405889 We Americans are so self-absorbed that we only talk about the players taking a knee during the national anthem. Meanwhile, according the the second article: Quote:
Every World Cup match will have three anti-discrimination observers in the stands, monitoring the behaviour of fans. I would love a world free of racism and homophobia, but policing the fans in a stadium? |
landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Well, soccer fans do seem to take the phrase "fighting words" quite literally. Will misbehaving fans be given penalty cards?
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
No, but according to the article, the club/organization will be fined for what their fans do. Or chant. In the stadium.
Please don't misunderstand me: ugly chants from fans are...well...ugly. But why should a club be responsible for their fans' ugliness I find it strange. |
Tom Cutts Staff Northern CA 5925 Posts |
Why are teams penalized when their fans throw stuff on the field of play? It's a low cost way to attempt to control behavior. I don't think it will work for footie. The fanatical devotion and unrulyness make the Raiders fans look like Raiderettes.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
When I posted I forgot a minor detail that might explain something: here in Germany, a sports club includes the fans. They pay dues, literally. Maybe that's the way it is in most of the world of soccer. Still, I don't think that the national team has a club that you can belong to. But maybe that's different in other countries.
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