HOOLIGAN-#2

In the chapter The Sentimental Hooligan Franklin Foer discusses using anecdotes and an his interview with Alan Garrison, the begining of Hooliganism and how it declined because of globalization. Throughout the chapter Alan Garrison tells about Hoolganism and the interesting stories that came with it. For example, he explains how everyone that was part of the hoolganism took pride in their team and fought any chance they got with the rival team. He then goes on to explain how after years of hoolganism, soccer started to globalize and big corporations started to take over teams. As these corporations took over the hooligans became upset because instead of seeing hooligans or true fans in the stadiums they would see middle class menor men in suits and then the fighting disappeared, the only true reason for going to soccer games. Then towards the end of the interview Garrison explained how globalization was taking over the tradition of going to a soccer game and how eventually hooliganis died out.