Riots in Brussels

[Mike]

Caused by football/ soccer, "But it's only a game", we hear this,
many times.

Morocco beat Belgium 2 - 0 in the World cup on Sunday, some
supporters of the Moroccan team paraded through the streets
wearing their flag and shouting, the Belgians, didn't really like
this and retaliated, the Police liked it even less and came with
batons, shields and water cannons, the Moroccans used flares.

This is not usual in Belgium, but football sometimes damages
the brains of supporters, there were other riots in other cities,
Antwerp was mentioned.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/28/...belgium-morocco-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html

Mike.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Getting fans elated about a team fills seats in stadiums, and makes billions in fan merchandise, like tee shirts. When you've been creating this fan fervor all season long, how do you turn it off?

 

[Been There]

Have you seen the protests in China? Some even chanting “Give me life or give me death.” China is considering locking down parts of China again.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/28/protests-against-covid-controls-erupt-across-china.html

 

[Packerjohn]

Fans or Hooligans? Sometimes the line between them is pretty thin.

 

[Nemo2]

Fans or Hooligans? Sometimes the line between them is pretty thin.

I was living in B.C. when the 1994 Hockey Riot occurred......saw it on TV...it was a riot. (Wasn't there when the 2011 riot took place.) Fans? No, Rioters.

 

[hawkdon]

Guess the intelligence of sports fan could be in question!????