When a country that isn't exactly financially well-off takes money from other areas to build a bunch of soccer stadiums, people are going to get pissed. So far there have been some strikes and a large amount of protests. Though they haven't been violent yet it probably won't take long until it escalates. These protests have led to delays in building the stadiums as well as hurrying some to the point that engineers are questioning their structural integrity. FIFA has even gone so far as to threaten to move some of the games to other locations. It will be exciting to watch the drama of a soccer match unfold (or nap) in the new stadium all while wondering if the next time you jump could bring the whole thing down.
Then there are the crazy people. In the much less heralded Confederations Cup finals between Brazil and Spain, police RAN OUT OF TEAR GAS!!!! How insane is that? They know that win or lose, people are going to be going nuts. They have seen how crazy Brazilians are about soccer so you would think they stocked up on riot essentials but still they ran out of tear gas! Wow - that is as crazy as it gets, right? Wrong. Check this story out. At a local Brazil soccer match - local teams, not the country team mind you - a referee made a questionable call and the player got into a verbal argument with him. From there it went total Brazil. The ref pulls out a knife and stabs the player! WHAT!?!?! The player died on the way to the hospital. The article kind of glosses over that detail, but with good reason because it gets much much worse. In response, while the player is bleeding to death, instead of comforting him or being shocked into stiffness, the fans of the team rush the field and stone the ref to death. STONE HIM! Who thinks of that? What year is it? Are we in A.D. or B.C.? Pretty crazy - but we weren't done. They then proceeded to take the stoned dead referee and quarter him! That means they cut/pulled him into four pieces! Holy F#$%! After that, they took his head and put it on a stake. This place is like Game of Thrones! Brazilians equal Lannisters. Have fun watching the matches with a million King Joffrey's running around. These are the people that will be at and around the games which are infinitely more important. Good luck to those who brave these "elements".
I would say this tweet about sums it up:
"Bye , you stole my phone, bankrupted me & filled my eyes & lungs with tear gas, but I still love you. See you in 12 months?"
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| "If this is a random fan then I will risk collapsing stadiums and being stabbed." |
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