I have always wondered what is it about football that makes it such a universal game. Not a single country in this world is ignorant about the game. Everybody, from the young to the elderly, enjoy this game, either by getting physical in the game itself or just by watching it. I am at awe about the attraction that this game has on people!
But the thing that really strikes me dumb is the influence that it has on people. Like a hypnotic device, football brings out feelings and emotions from the deepest and inner most recesses of a humans soul. Feelings that has never emerged from those murky depths, make their way and emerge as something that is very difficult to comprehend or relate to such a universal game.
Most people who watch football are prone to outbursts of negative emotions like anger, revenge and hatred, probably because they want their team to win badly, thus they themselves behave badly. Some football fans are more fanatical than others, so much so that they go to the extent of tormenting others physically and emotionally.
Perhaps one solution to this is for matches to be played on independent grounds where there is less, or indeed no chance of violence. So be it if there are no supporters, as long as the game can be played safely and in the spirit of sportsmanship, as it has always been intended.
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