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Football violence linked to masculinity, excitement

Nearly 900 people were arrested in riots following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory, as an expert links football violence to masculinity and excitement.

Nearly 900 people have been arrested in riots that broke out after Paris Saint-Germain club won the Champions League for a second consecutive year. Speaking with FRANCE 24, Mateusz Grodecki, Associate Professor at The Maria Grzegorzewska University, explains that football violence "is about proving one's masculinity and the excitement that violence provides to one's life." game-sweetbonanza.com