in the pubs near the ground.I eventually started to talk to a group of Chelsea fans‚it quickly became clear that they were racist in their attitude to any player who was Black and would not cheer if any Black player for Chelsea scored" ?I asked them what they would do if they were in a European Cup final and it was a Black player who scored the winning goal or even a hat trick" ? "No" was the reply "we would just sit in our
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Violence in football We all know that violence comes into sports. Aggression and sport have gone together as long as sports have been around. Violence is a part of sports‚ no matter how much the professional associations deny the fact. Professional football is commonly known as favorite pastime of many people. Each week millions of TV viewers watch their teams score touchdowns‚ kick field goals‚ and win games. The fans of professional sports are expecting more from the players‚ and when they
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There is a wide array of explanations for football hooliganism moving beyond the argument that ‘football hooligans fight over football issues’. This essay analyses and synthesises the main theoretical perspectives‚ focussing especially on social histories‚ youth culture and class. It suggests that the best explanation consists of a combined theoretical perspective. There are many theories attempting to explain football hooliganism‚ but from a certain‚ reductionist perspective it requires only one
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September 10 2013 Football Camp (Essay #1) Football camp this year was easy‚ especially for me. As a kicker and punter I did not do much hitting or running any drills or anything like that. I really just kicked and punted at the beginning of practice then sat on the bench for 2 hours and watched everyone else practice. The only very difficult part of camp was the conditioning test and the running‚ which was not bad at all. What I thought was interesting about football camp was the fact that
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Football Game The crowd sat on the edge‚ waiting impatiently for the next pass‚ the next tackle. This intense game had both teams fighting for control of the ball‚ struggling to score the next touchdown. The crowd was alive with concentration‚ which was then immediately interrupted by deafening cheers as soon as their team scored. As a fan‚ football from my perspective has always been a phenomenal sport that creates an intense‚ fun‚ and lively social atmosphere. It gives a chance for friends
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The Social Approach – Key Issues Football Violence Football violence (also known as football hooliganism)‚ is the unruly‚ destructive behaviour which is caused by football fans. It can involve a wide range of behaviour‚ such as vandalism‚ fighting‚ taunting (eg abusive chanting)‚ intimidation and spitting. The behaviour is commonly caused due to rivalry between teams and often occurs before or after football matches. Due to football violence being so common‚ there are so many examples
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Football Football is a sport that requires a lot of sweat‚ hard work and dedication. In football‚ teammates become family‚ trust is built with them and the feeling of being protected and supported surrounds every move a football player takes. Practice is where sacrifices are made‚ a lot of pain is suffered and times when a lot of players feel like it isn’t worth it. When putting on that football uniform‚ its just like putting on an army uniform. Cleats are the grip that aids in the ability to not
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Football Violence in Britain Football hooliganism is increasing in Scotland‚ but in the 80s that’s when football violence was at its worse. Over the past years it has being increasing in vast numbers of football thugs from different cities and whenever there team play they travel to the game and after hoping for a fight with the opposite firm. The first recorded incident of a large scale crowd fight was in 1909 with Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers. Scotland’s first organised firm was Aberdeen
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Ten Years of Football When I was a little kid probably around the age of seven‚ I started playing sports. Sports is a big part of life for my family‚ and every one of my siblings‚ including me‚ started playing sports when we were kids. I played multiple sports while growing up. I played football‚ baseball‚ soccer‚ track and basketball‚ so I was always going to practice or playing in a game. The sport I loved the most is football. I started playing football when I was seven. At that age I was
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Flag Football [pic] Amani Class: 812 March 1 ‚2013 Produce‚.kl Flag football is a version of American football or Canadian football where the basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game but instead of tackling players to the ground‚ the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end a down. No one exactly invented it‚ it was just developed from touch rugby
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