Why we love football?
In Turkey, football is the most watched and most liked sports branch. Turkish people really have passion for football. They tend to go evey single match of the team that they support. As a teenager and as a Galatasaray fan, I wanted to write something about why we love football this much.
There are two reasons for Turkish people to play and watch football. First of all, from the very early ages, Turkish children are forced to support a team which their parents or relatives are supporting. This causes these children to be engaged in football from the very early ages. Their fathers buy them a lot of gifts in order for them to support what their fathers support. Their relatives, also, try to convince them to support what they support. By this way, children are becoming engaged in football and they gradually develop a sense of being a fan of some football club.It sounds weird when a teenager says "I'm not supporting any club".
Secondy, Turkish people are really glowing. They love competitions. They really enjoy things which include competiton, ambition and rivalry. Football gives them what they need. Football excites them more than anything in their lifes. When they go to watch these games, they are in the zenith of their excitement. In matches, a drummer sparks all the crowd watching them. They sing songs, decorate every single corner of their stadium with banners. They even compose some songs themselves for the team that they support. This passion is like medicine for Turkish people. To give example from myself, I feel really happy when Galatasaray wins a match or a tropy. The exact reason for this joy is unknown. But Turkish people are really enthusiastic about football.
Football in Turkey is really fun to watch but I want to point out some bad sides of Football. In all competitive sports, the rivalry in included. Sometimes this concept is confused with hostily. All the people can support any team that they want. This is called rivalry. Some people sees their rivals as their enemies. That's why, they apply violence. They develop a sense of fanaticism.They both harm their own teams and the opposite. Football is not football when people try to include fanatism in it.
To sum up, Turkish people really love football because of the traditional associations and the joy that it gives to them. But sometimes, especially when violence is included in it, the football goes out of being a sport. It is really fun to play and watch but it's dirty sides can not be ignored.
Football and respect
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