The ugly head of football hooliganism showed itself when the Western Sydney Wanderers travelled to Melbourne to face the Victory just a short 2 weeks ago. Scores of violence and ugly scenes resulted in nationwide condemnation of the actions and labelled the perpetrators as ‘’soccer hooligans’’. We will never condone those actions of the small minority of idiots who decide to engage in this violent behaviour, but the way these events are reported on, as opposed to other sports is mind numbing.
Now this is when the hypocrisy begins in mainstream media. The A-League has grown and grown every season, but this fact is ignored in favour of reporting on the league in a bad light. Any semblance of violent tendencies and clashes between rival supporters grab the headlines more than a fantastic game on the pitch, rather than the idiots off the pitch. The football codes of Australia: The National Rugby League (NRL) and the Australian Football League and also cricket have also had hooliganism problems in the past, with a famous one from the NRL coming from a clash between supporters of the same club.
Now this is when the hypocrisy begins in mainstream media. The A-League has grown and grown every season, but this fact is ignored in favour of reporting on the league in a bad light. Any semblance of violent tendencies and clashes between rival supporters grab the headlines more than a fantastic game on the pitch, rather than the idiots off the pitch. The football codes of Australia: The National Rugby League (NRL) and the Australian Football League and also cricket have also had hooliganism problems in the past, with a famous one from the NRL coming from a clash between supporters of the same club.