Happy Friday!
So, today we continued to talk about sports and why people get so heated.  Referee attacks don't only happen in the United States!  Just to be clear, yes Americans can get very passionate and loose control but nothing like this has happened in the U.S.  Here is the article that Casey was talking about in class today (Ref stabbing soccer player...ref gets his head put on a pole) This is completely savage!  


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10165304/Brazilian-referee-beheaded-and-quartered-after-stabbing-player-he-sent-off.html

This article is good to read because it makes you aware of how crazy some people get.  It's amazing how good people can turn into crazy, obnoxious, and sometimes violent fans.


Also Mr. Stewart was telling me about how a war broke out between El Salvador and Hondur after a soccer game.  This article says how the two countries had tensions before hand, but I guess this soccer game was the last straw...
(read the 1st slide)
http://www.omg-facts.com/History/El-Salvador-Once-Went-To-War-With-Hondur/21198

(my opinion) At the end of the day it's just a game!  Although sports are an athlete's lively hood, that still doesn't give them the okay to beat up a ref or for a fan to attack another fan.  Sports are not always fair, like life, and people need to realize that and just enjoy the excitement of the game :)