We Are Not Football Hooligans
November 28th 2008 01:36
You know what's super awesome about the internet? It like totally lets you catch up with news and current affairs form places you've never been-it's true! I like, so just finished reading an in-depth article on football hooliganism. If you don't want to do your own search form it, click here. But if you can't take the time out of your busy schedule to read that, just skim this summary blog entry of mine.
Football hooliganism is, once again, not something that Generation Y invented; it's been alive and kicking, pun intended, since 13th century England. However, while back then it was used as a way to settle disputes and whatnot, now it just seems we love a good fight and any excuse will do.
Is football hooliganism rife? No apparently. The author of the study I linked to above says that football hooliganism in England has been over researched and publicised to death (I'm paraphrasing here) and that in other nations such as Italy and Germany about 10% of a crowd will partake in rowdy behaviour and that they will do so more at away games than home ones.
Drinking plays different roles for different nationalities. Apparently, your typical drunk roligan (pun combining the Danish word for 'peaceful' with 'hooligan') is rather good natured and is not without a sense of humour.
The Italian ultras drink so little period, that alcohol is not thought to be a factor in any anti-social behaviour they display.
The Americans are a different case again, with a ban on drinking at sport venues sometimes leading to 'compensationary drinking' which is higher alcohol consumption somewhere else before or after the match to make up for the ban.
If a row does break out however, chances are it will have something to do with racism- particularly at international matches. Where? Who? And how potent is Racism? Well, that's hotly debated but all agree that racism is prevalent to some level.
So there you have it, a little bit of insight into yet another social happening that we did not create but have made our own. Enjoy your weekend.
Football hooliganism is, once again, not something that Generation Y invented; it's been alive and kicking, pun intended, since 13th century England. However, while back then it was used as a way to settle disputes and whatnot, now it just seems we love a good fight and any excuse will do.
Is football hooliganism rife? No apparently. The author of the study I linked to above says that football hooliganism in England has been over researched and publicised to death (I'm paraphrasing here) and that in other nations such as Italy and Germany about 10% of a crowd will partake in rowdy behaviour and that they will do so more at away games than home ones.
Drinking plays different roles for different nationalities. Apparently, your typical drunk roligan (pun combining the Danish word for 'peaceful' with 'hooligan') is rather good natured and is not without a sense of humour.
The Italian ultras drink so little period, that alcohol is not thought to be a factor in any anti-social behaviour they display.
The Americans are a different case again, with a ban on drinking at sport venues sometimes leading to 'compensationary drinking' which is higher alcohol consumption somewhere else before or after the match to make up for the ban.
If a row does break out however, chances are it will have something to do with racism- particularly at international matches. Where? Who? And how potent is Racism? Well, that's hotly debated but all agree that racism is prevalent to some level.
So there you have it, a little bit of insight into yet another social happening that we did not create but have made our own. Enjoy your weekend.
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