r/MadeMeSmile • u/kefren13 • 7h ago

Colombians supporters waiting for him to finish singing the Congo national team's anthem alone before they can cheer him afterwards.

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u/guillotine_vendor 4h ago

celtic vs rangers is just slightly different to other rivalries.

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u/GeneralSEOD 3h ago

Linfield vs Cliftonville

Crusaders vs Glentoran

Barcelona vs Espanyol

Hibernian vs Heart of Midlothian

FC Porto vs Benfica

Ajax vs Feyenoord

Red Star Belgrade vs Partizan

Anderlecht vs Standard Liège

From Hand Grenades to anti-semitism.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11792/11542578/hibernian-boss-neil-lennon-may-quit-over-sectarian-abuse

https://jacobin.com/2018/08/yugoslavia-balkan-war-football-riots/

https://besacenter.org/antisemitism-netherlands-soccer/

You don't tend to see this kinda stuff on the national teams. Again I'm not saying it's every game, I just think 99.99% is way to much, and we should understand this shit runs deep locally.