In sports, violence is something that comes with the territory around the sport. Whether it be the athletes or the fans, violence happens. Although, it occurs because of the passion and pride fans and players have towards their team. Sometimes the violence may not take place in a fist fight, rather a yelling of words or mocking. Just trying to get the other person going. But if it escalates, especially between soccer fans, violence overcomes.
In the Football, Violence and Social Identity article, the section labeled “1983: Organized Fan Violence, rings a familiar bell. Team’s fans ganged up on other team’s fans, putting them down and egging them on. “…Quilmes fans who composed one of the most humiliating versus about Boca fans: You need two things; To be a Boca fan: A shack in a shantytown; And a Chamame longplay. This refers clearly to the characteristics of the stereotypical Boca fan: he is from Paraguay rather than Argentina, and he lives in a slum.” This quote describes very easy ways to agitate other fans, and get the other fans to fight.
This article reminds me of the movie, Green Street Hooligans. The West Ham Football Club’s soccer firm goes around fighting other teams “firm.” They’re loyal to their team and they’ll fight for it, to the point they feel more on the team then a fight club. And no matter what the police do, the fighting will happen. “Boca fans resorted to the commonest of rues: they left the ‘lightweights’ in the stands… the ‘heavies’, the good warriors, left carefully… They patiently circled the stadium and penetrated enemy territory.” I found this odd, because true soccer/football fans would never leave a match early. You are suppose to be loyal to the team. I feel that this violence was not so much about the soccer team, but rather being a fan of a team just to have an excuse to cause violence.
The History of Sports in Latin America 
It appears that people do not have loyalty to their team as much as they want to fight. The focus should be on the game and the real war should be on the field. It sounds like fans are looking for an excuse to start a war with another group of people. It is all so very superficial in my opinon.
I also agree with your point that no matter what the police do, violence will happen between the fans because they are overly attached to the team identity. This reminds me of the Argentina’s violence that we have discussed in class previously. I remember that fans of Argentinian teams, especially for the ones belong to Bocas Juniors, are the most violent and aggressive of all other South American football fans. I am very surprised to learn that team identity can be so strong that it could generate hatred toward the enemy teams and lead to aggression toward the others
The problem is the police don’t do anything to take action against the violence that is occurring between fans. I believe the people who starts the violence want to start problems and cause trouble instead of watching the game. I feel like more security control needs to be monitored amongst fans because it can lead to a serious problem.