xerxes xerxes:
Brazil isn't as bad for soccer violence as other countries. Just recently, Argentina banned all visiting supporters from all league games because of the obligatory deaths that happened each weekend.
And let's not forget the story here. The ref stabbed someone to death. It's not like he was a saint and this out of the blue like the linesman who was killed last year in holland.
First of all, it seems that it started when the 2 got into a fist fight... what we don't know is how the fight started... adds to soccer violence.
Second, why would a ref bring a knife to a game? One possibility is that he's had problems in the past and thought he needed the protection... adds to soccer violence.
I know some here are trying to prove that Islam is the religion of violence. Maybe we can start something similar about soccer when compared to other sports.