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Football violence is about 'excitement' and 'proving one's masculinity', expert says

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 65 words · By Video by Mark OWEN
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What to know about Football violence is about 'excitement' and 'proving one's masculinity', expert says

Nearly 900 people have been arrested in riots that broke out after Paris Saint-Germain club won the coveted Champions League for a second consecutive year over the weekend.

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What happened

Nearly 900 people have been arrested in riots that broke out after Paris Saint-Germain club won the coveted Champions League for a second consecutive year over the weekend.

Why it matters

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Mateusz Grodecki, Associate Professor at The Maria Grzegorzewska University, says that football violence "is about proving one's masculinity and the excitement that violence provides to one's life".

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Nearly 900 people have been arrested in riots that broke out after Paris Saint-Germain club won the coveted Champions League for a second consecutive year over the weekend.

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Claim 1: “Nearly 900 people have been arrested in riots that broke out after Paris Saint-Germain club won the coveted Champions League for a second consecutive year over the weekend.”
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The claim is reported by The Hindu, but no other independent news sources, web search results, or Wikipedia entries corroborate the event of Paris Saint-Germain winning the Champions League for a second consecutive year or the subsequent riots. The other provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'nearly' and unrelated Wikipedia entries about the 2012-13 season and Lionel Messi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was the 58th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 21st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012–13_UEFA_Champions_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. His individual achievements …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Lionel_Messi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tangier Grand Stadium or commonly known as Ibn Batouta Stadium (Arabic: ملعب طنجة الكبير; Berber languages: ⴰⵏⵏⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ) is a stadium in Tangier, Morocco. It is used mostly for football m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier_Grand_Stadium
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Claim 2: “Mateusz Grodecki, Associate Professor at The Maria Grzegorzewska University”
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There is a contradiction regarding the academic rank of Mateusz Grodecki. Two sources (ORCID and a University of Gdańsk research page) explicitly list him as an 'Assistant Professor' at The Maria Grzegorzewska University. However, one source (GoalZaza Column) refers to him as an 'Associate Professor' at the same institution. Because authoritative academic records (ORCID) conflict with the claim's specific title, the claim is disputed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki (born 3 March 1983) is a Polish historian and politician who has served as the 7th president of Poland since 2025. He served as the director of the Institute of National Remembr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki
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web search NEUTRAL — Mateusz Grodecki. Assistant Professor. The Maria Grzegorzewska University. POLAND. View Details. Wojciech Wozniak. Associate Professor. University of Łódź.
https://www.applykite.com/professors/radosaw-kossakowski-9aa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Maria Grzegorzewska University: Warsaw, Assistant Professor (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology) Mateusz Grodecki. Grodecki, M. Mateusz Grodecki
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3156-2850
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