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In many parts of the world soccer is not just a game. It is a part of life for many people. People in other parts of the world take the game of soccer very seriously. In comparison, soccer to them is like baseball or football to us. Many of the young children do not throw a baseball or football in the streets, instead they are usually kicking a ball back and forth or playing some kind of game involving kicking a ball. Fans of soccer can sometimes be the most violent fans in any sport. In England, for example, most of the fans go to bars before they attend a game. English fans have become so obnoxious that cities actually charter buses to transport the fans from the bars to the games. The reason cities went to this extreme is because fans would become embroiled in large altercations in the streets on the way to the games. Although the buses are a way to control the fans outside the stadium, there is little to stop them once they get into their seats in the stadium. Unfortunately, fights break out in the stands during the game. In some of these fights, people have actually died because the fights become very violent. In some cases there has been partial stadium collapses because too many fans go into one section to engage in a fight. Other actions that have made soccer fans over in England notorious for their bad behavior, is the rioting following many games.
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