It’s good to see there are still places in the world where fans literally can still hold a team responsible for unacceptable play on the field. Italian soccer fans have the right idea.
A group of die hard Genoa soccer team fans held up a match by throwing fireworks on the field for their teams lackluster play. They demanded their team remove their jerseys because they weren’t worthy or wearing those colors, and the team obliged!
You know, with this recent string of terrible…terrible….horseshit Mets games, I can just see it now:
A few thousand fans sneak in flares and other fireworks that could be aimed at the field. On command the field assault begins. The stadium goes on lock down. The feds, swat teams, anti-terrorist police units, riot teams and any other available law enforcement rush in. Choppers hover above, and one-by-one they get all the culprits, none of whom are ever allowed back at Citi Field or any other stadium in the tri-state area for that matter…then the exorbitant legal fees plus legal problems…plus the tiny inconveniences that come with being on the ‘government watch list’….and this and that and this and that.
Might be worth it though.
The product on the field is out right hard to watch right now. It’s surprising how this team actually won this many games to date this year, especially after this recent stretch.
Italian soccer fans hold game hostage, demand their team remove their jerseys for bad play [NBC]
Photo credits courtesy of [New York Daily News]
Vic, in theory you have a case, but realistically, not a chance in hell. It wouldn’t even be close to comparable. This is something that is hard to imagine unless you experience it. I know fans here may disagree. But until one experiences, they should not assume they know what its about. It is truly an amazing experience. I am only saying this because I did experience it, and I was in awe. To this day I can not wait to experience that again. And I hope you get a chance to also.
yeah def the good-natured fans with the chants/songs and shit are awesome, but remember that’s basically the ONLY sport they have to root for, so imagine if you took the most passionate fans of the Giants/Jets/Mets/Yanks/Rangers/Islanders/Knicks and all they could root for all their life was the New York soccer team. Then you might see a level of passion at least somewhat comparable.
HAHA! no doubt Vic. I agree, they take it too far. BUT, and a BIG BUT (no pun), they know how to support their teams better than any American sports. I’ve been there, can show you videos. I’ve been to superbowls and world series games and the energy in most regular season soccer matches in south america/ europe is no match for how fans cheer in the US. Can’t compare. Google videos of ‘Boca Juniors La Doce’ for one.
Soccer fans take it to a whole other level! But i usually disagree with the way they show support/disdain for their teams. People end up dead a some matches (Egypt recently) and I’m sorry, but i will never put my life at risk for a sports team i root for. What the fuck is wrong with these people? People getting beaten to a coma at baseball games, run over by crazed drunken fans, etc. Get a life people. If your fanhood is that important to you, you need a new hobby.