BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is one of the world’s greatest nations when it comes to soccer, but deadly violence is scarring the game there.
The activist group “Let’s Save Football” says there have been 13 soccer-related deaths in Argentina in just over a year.
Journalists, judges and others who have examined the problem say a web of connections between hooligan gang leaders, clubs, politicians and soccer officials prevents prosecution in many cases and allows the violence to go on.
Investigative journalist Gustavo Grabia has studied the problem for years and says it’s impossible to be optimistic “when all you see is more violence.”
