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Supporters | Material evidence of unruly rooting
Barcelona, Feb 20 | An exhibit of more than 400 pictures and artifacts of football fandom’s recent checkered history occasions surprise not for its place within the halls of culture but that the material evidence—a formaldehyde-drenched pig’s head, an evenly toasted Vespa—has been so lovingly preserved.
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Is it normal that when a team struggles its players get assaulted by the fans? No, it isn't. It would be like me going to a restaurant and punching the chef in the face because I didn't like the meal. (Graziano Pelle, AZ Alkmaar, "Serie A Tries to Win Back Supporters but Stars Flee Violence," Observer, 26 Aug 07)
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