What the f*ck? You can’t f*cking swear at Football Matches? Sh*t

By: Bob | August 3rd, 2007
   

bad-language.jpgAs far as loutish behavior goes there is nothing more uncouth than swearing. I fucking hate that. Officials in China do as well and they are intent on doing something about it at sporting events before the country’s collective potty mouth brings it great national shame during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

When Barcelona take on Beijing Guoan in a friendly this weekend, police will be on the lookout in the terraces for fans that have the audacity to tell Ronaldinho that he is a no good shit eating wanking son of a bitch. If fans get all George Carlin-like they could end up being detained, which is probably not the most enjoyable of experiences in China.

“It is just way out of line to have 30,000 people shouting and swearing en masse,” police spokesman Liu Chunjiang was quoted as saying. “What we are trying to do is to give the right guidance in how to view a football match, not to impose anything on the spectators.”

In addition to being detained, badly behaved fans may be banned for 12 months from attending a football match, it said.

Presumably this doesn’t apply to the footballers themselves since Wayne Rooney recently played in China and you know that he violated the no swearing rule. I have to applaud the Chinese for the timing of all this. It is time to nip swearing in the bud before things really get out of control during the synchronized swimming competition next summer.


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  • nigel bray
    I once got sent off for blaspheming. The ref was a priest. Whats Chinese for 'Christ almighty'
  • Sam
    Fuck that! At the U-20s a guard told me to stop swearing (it was at Canada's last game, in the pouring rain, after the keeper got a red card, come on, Christ) and sit properly on my chair.
  • Being from a place only a couple of hours drive away from Beijing, I can tell you that the locals are famed as the most foul-mouthed in China.

    Although considering the fact that the guys wearing Arsenal shirts at the airport when Barca arrived were all so nice to senor Henry, I'm guessing it won't be a problem at the game.
  • Earlier this week the Timbers Army were verbally abused and generally harrassed by security at Qwest field in Seattle, for the crime of using the word "piss" in their chants. One of the guards even called the travelling fans "faggots," and none of the cops patrolling the section gave their names when asked.

    This is the consequence of hyper-vigilant security: Visiting fans are treated like criminals for travelling to support their team. The problem in this case is the fact that the Seattle Sounders are the most unprofessional, classless team, top to bottom, in a very rinky-dink league (USL). One would think, given that they play their home games in an NFL stadium (read: NFL crowds are more violent by far than any US soccer crowd), the security there would be better prepared to handle some naughty words and people standing with one foot in the aisle. One would, in this case, be sadly mistaken.
  • Haaaa! Bob, funny and interesting about China. This subject matter has always been a concern in football and others sports throughout the world. I remember studying up on crowd control situations when I was working on my undergrad in Sports Management. There are some interesting things that are attributed to massive violence and rioting (hooliganism if you will) that I personally think are good measures to take for peoples safety. It's a balancing act between passion and stupidity yet its amazing how much information there is out there to support the need for crowd control.

    I have had some recent exchanges with a friend that caused him to post something about the differences between passion and violence were he talks Hooligan Firms in the UK here:

    http://www.zigazoga.com/profil...

    Just doing some quick research, I found this Austrailian study on violence in sport and thought I'd share.

    http://www.aafla.org/SportsLib...

    Cheers,

    Jason
  • China is really another world. When they become the strongest world power, I only ask that they don't make the world learn Mandarin. I would rather die than learn that language.
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