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Originally Posted by ThePhun1
Just wondering what your experience is.
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Experience when it comes to soccer arenas in particular? At best, fans chanting and dancing.
At worst, riots and violence caused by hooligans from their frustration, that's basically hardly related to soccer.
As the most popular team sport in Europe, (men's) soccer has been like some kind of outlet to anything over here, whether right or wrong.
However, rugby, basketball and handball fans seem much much better educated and mannered. They never cause any trouble here.
Again, soccer is the most pop thing, so it draws all kinds of people, whether real soccer fans or violent frustrated jerks.
As for the urban fabric neighboring stadiums, it obviously all depends on the spot and general attendance, thus on the prestige of a given sport or team. If I remember well, the arena of Paris's top soccer team (the so called Parc des Princes) is surrounded by bars that are crowded and lively on game evenings.
Otherwise, the neighborhood is nothing much special. It is located on the edge of the central city in the 16th arrondissement, a district you probably can't afford to live in, unless you're a qualified millionaire or maybe a poor eligible for social housing. Though in the latter case, I guess you'd have to wait for decades to get your rental social apartment, lol.