Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Ahead of Soccer World Cup, South American Hooligans Rule the Roost

Just months before Brazil hosts the soccer World Cup, an increase in football-related violence is hurting the image of the game on the continent. Thirty people were killed in football-related attacks in Brazil alone this year -- one less than the record 31 in 2012 -- while nine died in neighboring Argentina, leading authorities in that country to ban away fans. In early December, a fracas broke out between "torcidas organizadas," as hooligans are known ...

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