Racist German Hooligans Pollute European Soccer Championships
How pathetic do you have to be to categorize another sport in another way just because they use the word “franchise”. Oh my god…so because baseball is American, it must be inherently a consumer product, capitalist, evil and not a sport ???
If that’s the case then please name me which team in which sport is publically listed on a stock market. I’ll give you a hint, it’s in Manchester, and which team is partially bank-rolled by a monarchy who imported a player simply to raise the international prestige of a team ? That’s a consumer product baby, love it!
Which sport/which continent has advertisements emblazoned across their team uniforms ? So when it comes to consumerism give me a break! they’re all big business and their in it to make money….and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s reality, it’s typical of a democratic capitalist system which affords you the right to own assets, build wealth, choose your career, and heaven forbid take responsibility for your life, so grow up!
Needless to say these characteristics have no basis on an individual’s love of a sport. No need to trash another sport just to feel better about your own, just like you shouldn’t be trashing other nationalities, religions, etc.. to get the same (false) sense of identity and security.
Sadly the stupid fans backing Germany are currently staining the national image, just like many others have done…Brits, Italians, sadly Aragones and his remarks about Thierry Henry, and the list goes on, and on, and on….it’s no reason to brandish the nation the same way.
One thing though, I honestly never felt that safe going (or the prospect of going) to a football match in the UK, Spain, etc..because of such stories, but never felt any such apprehension at a baseball (even sitting beside Yankee fans), (North Amercan) football, basketball or hockey game (with the exception of being in Montreal strees after they win, though they take it out of inanimate objects…police cars, etc.. rather than people). So the issue isn’t to deride sports like baseball, it’s has to do with acknowledging and dealing with the problem found with certain football fans.
Watch a movie called the Football Factory. It offers a glimpse into the lifestyle of houligans. I can’t imagine any sane football fan on this posting would find anything in common with this lot.
