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Lol what WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #1
Not really. Mosby Dec 2022 #9
Hockey is very violent too. LakeArenal Dec 2022 #16
Hockey is not violent it is a physical sport but not violent nor usually are Bev54 Dec 2022 #30
When physicality becomes punches and bloody ice, that's violent. LakeArenal Dec 2022 #42
You are seeing less and less of that in hockey as it is no longer acceptable. Bev54 Dec 2022 #49
Hockey fights are mostly bogus and rarely lead to actual injuries. honest.abe Dec 2022 #44
Okay. Bogus or not it models unsportsmanlike behavior. LakeArenal Dec 2022 #45
The point is it isnt technically "violent". honest.abe Dec 2022 #47
Well... Dr. Strange Dec 2022 #12
Here in the states it's more on the college level that you see it. Yoyoyo77 Dec 2022 #22
Same Here Deep State Witch Dec 2022 #25
It's pretty universal in sports though... AleksS Dec 2022 #2
There aren't golf riots, except in Scotland. But they are very, very quiet riots. GoneOffShore Dec 2022 #4
Quiet Riot wasn't particularly quiet though... AleksS Dec 2022 #5
you beat me! jcgoldie Dec 2022 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author jcgoldie Dec 2022 #7
That's Because... ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #26
And I'm envisioning a sketch comedy piece about a golf riot. GoneOffShore Dec 2022 #59
Paris, Marseille, and any other city in France with a Moroccan population will be fine. GoneOffShore Dec 2022 #3
There is nothing like that with American sports, basketball, football, baseball sarisataka Dec 2022 #6
Show me then. And not from 25 years ago. Mosby Dec 2022 #10
15 Crazy Riot Celebration Videos sarisataka Dec 2022 #11
Ima guess you weren't on DU when the Eagles won the super bowl Effete Snob Dec 2022 #20
Here ya go TheProle Dec 2022 #38
I saw a bit of soccer news, sweaty men ripping off their shirts and screaming, audience screaming. betsuni Dec 2022 #13
Oh Brother. ruet Dec 2022 #31
So? I was talking about a particular soccer game, not all soccer games. betsuni Dec 2022 #48
Soccer hooliganism is a thing. TheBeam19 Dec 2022 #14
COCK SPARRER - Runnin' Riot (1977) Celerity Dec 2022 #39
Maybe not riots but there are several MLB parks I wouldn't walk near while wearing my Cubs cap. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2022 #15
George Orwell said international sporting competitions are "War Minus the Shooting" IcyPeas Dec 2022 #17
I don't know if soccer itself is to blame. Gore1FL Dec 2022 #18
How can people become so nuts Casady1 Dec 2022 #19
I am a big sports fan, however fightforfreedom Dec 2022 #21
If I Were A Soccer Coach... ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #28
What does soccer have to do with it? brooklynite Dec 2022 #23
It's Better Than Shooting At People Deep State Witch Dec 2022 #24
Firstly it is Wales not whales. Soccer, mostly known as football in the rest of the world Bev54 Dec 2022 #27
I was wondering who would be the first to call out humans versus cetaceans. usonian Dec 2022 #34
It's certainly toxic to my ability to stay awake. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2022 #29
There is plenty of violence and rioting after American sports teams win championships ZonkerHarris Dec 2022 #32
When the Chicago Bulls won their first NBA championship in the early 90s the city went wild. milestogo Dec 2022 #33
Deadly boring is what it is. Goodheart Dec 2022 #35
I don't watch any sports TlalocW Dec 2022 #36
I've seen major fights break out at Pee Wee football games. Archae Dec 2022 #37
I think you may be examining the wrong thing. Caliman73 Dec 2022 #40
Great post malaise Dec 2022 #50
Agree. Its more the issue with fandom than the sport itself. honest.abe Dec 2022 #52
Only Americans playing a tournament among teams from different states in the same country malaise Dec 2022 #41
+1 Celerity Dec 2022 #43
Hey you malaise Dec 2022 #46
People often do not understand that the World Series was named so because Bev54 Dec 2022 #51
Combine a bunch of false assertions with an agenda Renew Deal Dec 2022 #53
If international soccer is toxic, then all sports are toxic. maxsolomon Dec 2022 #54
no shit krawhitham Dec 2022 #55
France vs Morocco is becoming an Arab vs West matchup... honest.abe Dec 2022 #56
Folks from Wales aren't Disaffected Dec 2022 #57
LOL honest.abe Dec 2022 #58
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