Flares - uncivilized behavior of a football tournament
(Baonghean.vn) - In the match between Hanoi FC and Hai Phong FC in round 6 of V.League 2019, fans from the port city burned and threw a series of flares in the stands of Hang Day Stadium. This has created mixed opinions.
Flares are not uncommon in football matches. In Serie A - the Italian national championship, the Turkish national championship, the Croatian national championship, the Argentine national championship... there are often matches reeking of fireworks. Many matches have even had to be suspended, postponed or canceled because of flares thrown by fans.
Remember in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2004/2005 season between Inter Milan and AC Milan, the referee postponed the match when the time had only passed 73 minutes. The uncivilized actions of a group of Inter Milan fans caused the home team to be awarded a 0-3 loss to AC Milan by UEFA, along with the home team having to play 6 home matches without spectators and pay a fine of up to 248,600 USD.
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| Image of the Inter Milan - AC Milan match in 2005. Photo: nssmag.com |
UEFA's punishment for Inter Milan still does not make Italian fans in general, and Inter Milan fans in particular, worry. Because flares are considered a "specialty" of the Italian national championship. Roma derby (AS Roma - Lazio Roma), Milan derby (AC Milan - Inter Milan) ... always have fans of both sides competing with each other in flares throughout the stands.
While the Italian national championship is still immersed in a thick smoke of flares, the English national championship - Premier League, Spanish national championship - La Liga, German national championship - Bundesliga are completely different. In the above mentioned tournaments, flares rarely appear or are absent in matches, even in fierce competitions such as El Clasico (Real Madrid - Barcelona), Manchester derby (Man Utd - Man City)...
Over the years, the Italian national championship - Serie A has been successively surpassed by the Premier League, La Liga and Bundesliga. Of course, there are many reasons, and the uncivilized behavior of fans in the stands is one of them. No tournament can develop when fans come to the stadium to cause trouble instead of enjoying and cheering for the players of the two teams. Don't forget, the civility of the fans is part of the civilization of the tournament.
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| Image of Hai Phong fans lighting flares at Hang Day Stadium. Photo: zing.vn |
The quality and number of spectators coming to the stadiums to cheer are decreasing day by day. Few people want to be in dangerous places with their loved ones. It is time for Serie A and similar leagues to learn from the English way of playing football. Civilized behavior is always emphasized in every corner of the stadium. That is why the Premier League is known as the most attractive tournament (national championship) on the planet.
| Hai Phong fans set off flares at Hang Day Stadium on April 21. |
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