Sports are the biggest form of entertainment that exists on this planet. They are fun, exciting, and wondrous in many different ways. However, they also teach us life lessons along the way. Sports can teach sportsmanship, teamwork, and competitiveness. They can teach individuals social skills, as well as how to push oneself to the absolute limits. On occasion, you may see emotion take over for the less desired out come during the match. Athletes may result to fighting, or other forms of violence due to the competitiveness and emotion they are experiencing during the game. While this is undesirable, it is controlled well in most instances. Even if it occurs, players will almost always be held accountable for their actions. The issue occurs when spectators become so emotionally invested into the game that they result to violence in some manner. Oftentimes, this can be with other fans who are also spectating the event. Fans who result to violence are harder to control. For starters, most of them have less to lose than the athletes do, which could result to them making decisions assuming the consequences do not matter. Fans also can result to violence where they are not always the center of attention, which makes it harder to regulate. This article discusses the Council of Europe and its endeavors against the negative aspects of sport, like spectator fighting. The Council of Europe first began making precautions in 1983 for violence occurring in sport. They have since been working over the years to continue to make it less common and less severe. There have been instances where tragedy has taken place, and at times it does still occur on horrendous levels. However, the council of Europe has been striving for years to control this battle with violence.
https://www.coe.int/en/web/sport/spectators-violence
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