> > >> > > It's not the sport of football that encourages the > >violence, it's the concept of fan identification with one team or another > >(and also the money involved in gambling). If Team A wins, fans of Team B > >beat their wives/girlfriends/etc. > > > >M o R > > Really? Is there a study that boacks up this claim? I'm curious. > --Gayle Gleason > Well, there are a number of studies that discuss fan identification and violence. Certainly it's not football per se; soccer is much less violent, yet inspires public displays of brutality. without any direct citations, my recollection of the reading is that alcohol + your team losing = violence. M o R --