European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes june 1985 carnage in Brussels the violent Side of soccer by Robert Glass associated press Loody rioting Between British and ital Ian soccer fans that left 38 people dead and 375 injured writes a tragic new chapter in a Long history of violence at soccer matches from China to South some sociologists contend the repeated outbursts of hooliganism Are rooted in the tensions of modern society and the fierce nationalism and Macho character of the worlds most popular it is hard to resist the conclusion that the game of soccer is now As Good As the times of London said in an it has been As though by a foul by a persistent Strain of criminal both the belgian government and the european soc cer association have launched inquiries into last wednesday nights disaster at a european cup of Cham pions match Between Liverpool of England and Juventud of at heysel stadium in clashes Between Liverpool and Juventud supporters an hour before the cup final triggered a most of the dead and injured were trampled or crushed under a Wall that collapsed under the weight of panic stricken official inquiries will attempt to determine who started the whether policing was adequate and what can be done to prevent future occurrences of Vio with the Finger of guilt pointing at Liverpool support the belgian government announced an indefinite ban on British soccer teams playing in although the carnage at Brussels brought Home to millions of europeans on television was shocking in its clashes Between rival support ers and rampages through towns hosting games have become an increasingly common feature of soccer matches Over the past 20 in nearly 300 people were killed and 500 others injured after Argentina beat Peru on a Las min a photos rioting in the Brussels soccer stadium left 38 people dead and 375 injured before the Start of the european cup final Between the English team from Liverpool and Juventud of to prevent further the game was the italians won celebrating at Ute goal in an olympic qualifying match on May 24 in a disputed soccer match Between Al Salva Dor and Honduras triggered the so called soccer War in which the two Central american nations suffered thou Sands of and nearly every country in Western Europe has experienced episodes of deadly soccer and on May 10 of this China was stunned by rioting outside peking workers stadium during which cars were buses stoned and taxis at least 10 people were the riot broke out after a soccer match in which Hong Kong unexpectedly Defeated the chinese National Side in a world cup the disturbance was attributed in part to a growing problem of hooliganism in chivas big in Western supporters of British teams have been among the worst repeatedly rampaging through cities on the in contrast to american football and european sports such As Cricket and sociologists and other experts say that soccer supporters tend to use the game to vent nationalistic class Solidarity and frustrations Over unemployment and other problems of modern Urban Jacques Van a specialist in sports psychology at Belgium Catholic University of told the belgian newspaper la Libre Belgique that soccer plays the role of the pre lenten carnival in the modern during which anything goes and Strong tensions he said spectators can get caught up in the emotion of a crowd and act differently from the Way they nor Mally he added that studies have shown that noise in sports stadiums heightens George a social psychologist at London school of said in an interview that soccer started in Urban hit hardest by crime and Lack of he said soccer provides a sort of a source of group Pride for these largely deprived it reflects the tradition of the working class the Virtues of standing up for your not turning away like a Gaskell said it was not so much the Way soccer is played As what the game stands for that results in soccer is very much a game which involves the the and the aspirations of Young working class he heavy drinking both before and during games has been cited As an important Factor in in alcohol has been banned from Sale inside stadiums and hooliganism has dropped off social psychological research has demonstrated that people under the influence of alcohol have much lower inhibitions to the exhibition of aggressive behaviour Gaskell unlike the super bowl and world series in the United tickets to championship soccer matches Are relatively cheap and fans can easily travel by train or ferry wherever the game is being for Many Gaskell the Day of the match is the most important Day of the week and they will go to great lengths to take i think these people they May be they May be criminal and All the rest of it they Are still they still gain a great Deal out of being involved in a particular club and its