VIOLENCE IN SPORTS Is there a better way? - Ronald D Kelly - October 1985

Ronald D Kelly

IT'S TIME we took a long, hard look at where modern competitive methods have led society. The trampling of fans at the soccer stadium in Brussels, Belgium, May 29 shocked the world. But it was only the latest in a series of tragedies. In 1964, to cite one example, some 300 people were killed and 500 injured in Lima, Peru, at a soccer match between Argentina and Peru. In 1984 fans caused immense damage in and around. the stadium in Paris, France, after France beat England 2-0. At U.S. sporting events it is not unusual to hear the crowd shout, "Kill the umpire!" Or "Stomp 'em!" - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library