1. Football fans
Sometimes, there’s a lot more action in the stands than there is on the pitch. After a decades-long lull, football hooligans are back in force in 2016 and soccer fans are grabbing headlines for inciting violent episodes throughout Europe and South America. When professional soccer players seem so prone to lose their cool, it’s no surprise that their fans would follow suit. After screaming for their team for hours, it can be hard for fans to take when they lose – and it only adds to the fever pitch of emotions at play when they win. And for some fans, it’s almost a way of life. On some occasions, fans will flood the field after a match to fight or break whatever they can. In July 2016, fans of Argentina’s Bella Vista team – which had just won a match – attacked fans of Tiro Federal, the losing team, after the game. The fight happened as fans invaded the pitch after the game. But, it doesn’t stop at the pitch or the stands. During big matches, the unruly action can spread all over town. There were allegations of organized, vicious gangs of Russian hooligans intent on causing mayhem at the European Championship in Marseille in June 2016. Six Russians were arrested in Germany as they made their way home from the Euro 2016 tournament. In parts of Argentina, fans of rival football clubs have become rival criminal organizations, complete with their own hit men. From beating up fans of rival teams to looting to lethal organized crime, footie fans are sometimes the worst role models of all.
Sources: Bleacher Report, Therichest, CNN, Sky Sports, Sports Net
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