a peaceful football speech

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this meeting, to talk about a very important topic, the peace in football.
At the beginning, weprovidethe concept offair playwhich is considered one of the most important elements in the game of Football. It is included as a major rule in F.I.F.A.'s own code of conduct.
To play fair is to play with grace and dignity; it is to promote the more encouraging points to the supporters and to the younger generations so that the game is turned around into a more socially enjoyable experience. The idea of “Fair Play” is the equal chances of both sides, combined with a total respect for the rules of the game.
The game of football has been associated with violence since its beginnings in 13th century in England.
In most European countries, football-related violence is currently a predominantly internal problem, with the majority of incidents occurring at club-level matches, while supporters of the national team abroad are generally better-behaved. The English are an obvious exception to this rule, and rivalries between some other nations (e.g. Germany and the Netherlands) have led to violence, but these incidents seem recently to have diminished.
There is also the racism among football supporters which is almost impossible to quantify. Extensive speculation and debate on the subject is not supported by much reliable empirical data.
For the media and public opinion, however, racism among football fans is a serious problem, and often blamed for outbreaks of violence, particularly at international matches.
The problem is certainly being taken seriously across Europe, and a number of initiatives have been launched, including the 'When Racism Wins, The Sport Loses' campaign in the Netherlands, 'No al Razzismo' in Italy and the Europe-wide initiative, 'All Different – All Equal'.
Football hooliganism is a highly visible phenomenon, as journalists and TV cameras are present at virtually every match. Since the 1960s, journalists have been sent to football matches to report on crowd behaviour as much as on the game itself.
As a result, the media's coverage of football hooliganism, be it through television or newspapers, is very significant as it is the media that help construct the public's understanding and perception of the problem. It is often claimed that hooliganism at football matches became much more ubiquitous in the 1970's and 1980's, with more reported wide-scale violence at matches. However it is difficult to know whether the amount of disorder increased or whether the growing media interest in (and coverage of) crowd disorder meant it was reported far more regularly.
The tabloid press in particular have found hooliganism to be an easy target and have often, as some have said, sensationalised the problem to boosts sales of their paper. The tabloid press therefore may have helped to intensify the problem to a wider extent than the reality of the situation. Since the 1960s, in fact, journalists have been sent to football matches to report on crowd behaviour, rather than just the game.
Stadiums violence in England was phased out in 1989 after Lord Justice Taylor's report into the Hillsborough disaster. During an FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, ninety-six Liverpool fans were killed because of over-crowding.
Immediately after this disaster, Lord Justice Taylor suggested the compulsory distribution of identity cards to every football fan attending league, cup and international matches played in England and Wales. Under this system it would be possible to identify any known football hooligans and prevent them from entering stadiums. This system was first experimented with throughout the sixties and seventies, with clubs using their own membership schemes.
At the end, the violence and deaths caused by the hard-line fans (hooligans) in soccer stadiums worldwide must be stopped before FIFA and the six confederations stop the sport itself. Hooligans have become powerful within the past forty years causing soccer stadiums to become dangerous where violence is affecting the teams and referees, as well as innocent bystanders. These hooligans exist since the 13th century and have been expanding to other countries ever since, influencing historical, social, political and cultural factors. Hopefully, increasing security in the stadiums, the media, and legislation will be able to control hooliganism.
There are several types of solutions proposed to address this phenomenon. Prevention comes first, followed by sporting sanctions, and finally the penal sanctions.
Violence hasn’t anything to do with sport! Violence is the virus of the society, it takes the boys and transforms them into monsters….in a stadium the violence is an element which is perceived as a model to be followed. It’s a wrong thing….
I want only a thing: STOP THE VIOLENCE IN STADIUMS!
Thank you for your time and attention; we hope that we have given you a view of the importance of the phenomenon, thanks again.