Soccer fans are some of the most violently passionate fans to exist in the sports world. Their love, craze and enthusiasm for the sport knows no bounds and pushes them to limits even they didn’t know existed.
At times, their love and passion drives them in the wrong direction. Fan wars between soccer fans are not something that is new, it’s something that has been part of the sport since anyone can remember. Clubs thrive and survive on their fans and the way they feel and support their teams has a lot of effect on the performance.
Soccer fans let their passion get the better of them
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Fan wars, however, between soccer fans tend to get really violent and brutal. They wear their hearts on their sleeves and do not take kindly to anything negative about their team, be it in the form of a comment, joke or just from a conversational point.
Qpr vs Coventry City 🏴👊 pic.twitter.com/rF1WUgwWjd
— Football Fights (@footbalIfights) September 30, 2023
Users online shared one such incident of a wan war going out of hand on X. It was a battle between fans of Queen Park Rangers and Coventry, teams part of the EFL Championship.
Coventry secured a 3-1 victory against QPR when the two teams met on Saturday. The video clip showed the fans engaged in a violent brawl against each other, right in the middle of the street. Many punches were being thrown and in the end, one section of fans chased behind the others as they made an escape.
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Coventry dominated the game and QPR only managed to score in the last minute of the game, walking away with something to show.
Netizens react to wild street brawl
The internet certainly had a lot to say about the video. It generated over a million views already. Let’s take a look at some of the reactions.
It’s basically school kids 😂
— Kristopher Smith (@kristopherams) October 1, 2023
Kristopher called them nothing but school kids.
QPR vs. Coventry City: It's not just a match; it's a battle for the bragging rights of who has the fanciest tea and crumpets! ☕🍰⚽ #BritishFootballShowdown 😄🥅🇬🇧
— GM Sadiq (@ghulamulla38659) October 1, 2023
Sadiq said the match between these two teams is just more than a plain game of soccer. There are a lot more layers to it.
Imagine England hosting the World Cup 😅
— Adnan Al-Amoudi (@adnanalamoudi) September 30, 2023
Adnan said to imagine if England hosted the FIFA World Cup.
Cameraman joins in when they start running – so brave…
— Singing Lager (@99Maybelater99) September 30, 2023
This user made a unique observation about the cameraman.
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One after Coventry’s first goal pic.twitter.com/oIKVsrBA3m
— myrnaqpr (@mymwa_3) September 30, 2023
This user shared a video of a fight in the stands, after Coventry’s first goal in the game.
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While the battle between fans only highlights the love and passion they possess for their club, it also leads to unwanted and unfavorable circumstances. Luckily, in this video, no person was reported to be injured badly, and it all ended rather well.
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