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Re:To End Soccer Riots, Brazilian Club Forces Fans to Sit Ne... by walshemj on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @04:43PM (#9695213)
Oh dear I can't see this ending well most country's teams that have "ultras" and high levels of violence - there is an underlying political and in some cases religious tradition gong back in some cases 100's of years.
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Re:To End Soccer Riots, Brazilian Club Forces Fans to Sit Ne... by dmckeon on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @07:22PM (#9696333)
For a dark perspective on this sort of issue (UK, not SA): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Among_the_Thugs
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Re:To End Soccer Riots, Brazilian Club Forces Fans to Sit Ne... by smcl on Thursday June 11, 2015 @05:03AM (#9698530)
Right, this is the first thing I thought. For your average-to-serious supporter this will stop them getting swept up in singing (for example) sectarian songs, but Ultras are probably not blessed with this sort of conscientiousness and rational thought.
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