Skip to comments.
Argentina World Cup party ends in violence and chaos as riot cops are pelted with missiles in Buenos Aires, stars are evacuated by helicopter, a fan dies and a five-year-old is left in a coma
UK Daily Mail ^
| December 21, 2022
| Jack Newman, Nathan Salt, Alastair Lockhart, Liam Morgan, and Nataliz Penza
Posted on 12/21/2022 4:37:04 AM PST by C19fan
Argentina's euphoric World Cup celebrations descended into chaos yesterday as violence broke out on the streets of Buenos Aires between fans and riot police after their star players were forced to evacuate to safety by helicopter.
Officers armed with shields and batons were pelted with missiles at the Obelisco monument in the country's capital hours after fans tried to jump into the bus during the victory parade to meet Lionel Messi and his teammates.
The World Cup heroes were met with a heaving crowd of an estimated five million fans who blocked their path to the Obelisco, then had to abandon the route and escape in helicopters.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: argentina; latin; soccer; violence; worldcup
And one wonders why Argentina went from one of the richest countries in 1900 to the poster child of an economic basket case. Argentina shows race has nothing to do with economic success as Argentina is whiter than the United States. It is all about culture and Argentina seems to embody all the worst stereotypes of Mediterranean culture.
1
posted on
12/21/2022 4:37:04 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Is this a case of “I went to a riot and a soccer game broke out”?
2
posted on
12/21/2022 4:49:09 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!0)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
It’s part of the cult of sport ritual. Unleash the demons of fanaticism.
3
posted on
12/21/2022 5:13:44 AM PST
by
KierkegaardMAN
(I never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.)
To: KierkegaardMAN
I’ve never understood it. A bunch of grown men in a city or country kick or toss a ball around, they win a game or two, and people living there start rioting. Call me Dr. Spock.
4
posted on
12/21/2022 5:20:20 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!0)
To: C19fan
I’ve said for years that one of the biggest obstacles soccer faces to attracting wide support in the U.S. is its reputation as a Third World sh!t-hole sport.
5
posted on
12/21/2022 5:21:20 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Men use to revolt. Sports took care of that.
6
posted on
12/21/2022 5:25:22 AM PST
by
Levy78
(Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
To: C19fan
Argentina World Cup party ends in violence and chaos as riot cops are pelted with missiles in Buenos Aires
Now Argentina is out of missiles.
To: C19fan
8
posted on
12/21/2022 5:41:27 AM PST
by
bray
To: C19fan
Argentina shows race has nothing to do with economic success as Argentina is whiter than the United States. It is all about culture and Argentina seems to embody all the worst stereotypes of Mediterranean culture. That is probably the most illuminating post on FR today! We can't let the left bait us into defending whites so much against their racist attacks on whites that we forget to win the spiritual war and culture war.
9
posted on
12/21/2022 5:58:44 AM PST
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
There’s something about that sport that incites fan violence.
To: Socon-Econ
I think fans of ankle kickers are just bored
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
I'm waiting for the media spin on this -- reminding the sheep about that 'racist' incident in 2016 Olympics, even though that was across the border in Brazil.
12
posted on
12/21/2022 7:39:09 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Alberta's Child
"You call this a soccer riot? Come on boys, let's take 'em to school!"
13
posted on
12/21/2022 7:42:53 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: C19fan
Guess it’s about time to invade the Falklands again.
14
posted on
12/21/2022 7:44:01 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: C19fan
Argentina shows race has nothing to do with economic success as Argentina is whiter than the United States. It is all about culture and Argentina seems to embody all the worst stereotypes of Mediterranean culture.Lots of the failures are a function of rampant corruption in both the public, and especially the government sector. This is the same road America is on.
15
posted on
12/21/2022 7:46:15 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: C19fan
It takes a special type of idiot that goes nuts over a stupid game no wonder they gas people.
16
posted on
12/21/2022 8:11:58 AM PST
by
Vaduz
(LAWYERS )
To: C19fan
When fanatics get excited...
To: C19fan
Soccer fans have to be the most hooligan oriented of all the sports in the world.
18
posted on
12/21/2022 8:25:04 AM PST
by
Wuli
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson