I vaguely remember that there have been some cases where referees have been chaesed and beaten up after the game. Probably a combination of decisive game, and a

I vaguely remember that there have been some cases where referees have been chaesed and beaten up after the game. Probably a combination of decisive game, and a wrong call by referee. Nowadays VAR has been introduced, so referees can finally rectify their decisions, and also hooligan violence is much more under control. The gist of it is still there though. A mob of hooligans tries to rally their team to be more aggressive, and if the referee intervenes, there is also a threat of violence against him. That's soccer. We have seen that now, with covid, it loses the appeal without the crowd and the ceremony. It's just like watching a soccer-videogame stream or something, the actual sport is meaningless.