A long-time reader and rabid soccer fan writes to comment on recent events in the U.K.:
Wednesday saw the cancellation of a soccer match between England and Holland due to the rioting in London. And tomorrow’s season opener between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton has been postponed due to the damage rioters caused in the Tottenham area of North London.
25 years ago, in the heyday of soccer hooliganism, English football was considered a menace to English society. Today, it seems that English society is a menace to English football.
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