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From http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/news_Story.asp?ID=94091
I understand that this is soccer and that soccer fans are known to do extremely crazy things but this is getting very personal.
Japan should really watch what they say in their newspapers, as in, don't provoke China. China, or at least the Chinese fans should hold their temper and realize it's a soccer game.
Obviously, the Chinese are still angry about the WWII incidents, and I don't blame them. However, the Japanese embassy in Beijing had to be sealed off.
Riot cops are not uncommon after big soccer matches, but many Japanese fans were unable to leave and fights with the police occured.
Do you think this will amount to anything bigger? What will happen in the next Asia cup?
Note:, this belongs in World Affairs because it is an affair involving China and Japan, two Countries in this World, involving previous world affairs. It's sports, but still...
Chinese fans harassed the Japanese team through much of the tournament as they vented resentment for Japan's brutal invasion of China during the Second World War. On Saturday night, as at earlier matches, Chinese fans booed while the Japanese national anthem was played.
Japan's sports daily, Suponichi, plastered a full-page photo of the celebrating team across its front page, declaring that the team's exploits ``Silenced the jeers of 65,000 people.''
I understand that this is soccer and that soccer fans are known to do extremely crazy things but this is getting very personal.
Japan should really watch what they say in their newspapers, as in, don't provoke China. China, or at least the Chinese fans should hold their temper and realize it's a soccer game.
Obviously, the Chinese are still angry about the WWII incidents, and I don't blame them. However, the Japanese embassy in Beijing had to be sealed off.
Riot cops are not uncommon after big soccer matches, but many Japanese fans were unable to leave and fights with the police occured.
Do you think this will amount to anything bigger? What will happen in the next Asia cup?
Note:, this belongs in World Affairs because it is an affair involving China and Japan, two Countries in this World, involving previous world affairs. It's sports, but still...
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