Football and confrontation: social psychopathy

The derby in which they played the FC Barcelona against him Real Madrid, and the bars were filled with confrontation. People positioned with one or the other team discussing the tactics used by the coaches, debating who was the star among the outstanding players on both sides, etc.

Soccer and confrontation

In this type of event we can easily see the positioning of people according to how they feel identified with the ideals of a club among other reasons, but it is more difficult to see someone who is going to watch the game to enjoy a meeting between players of the highest level sports talking. Each person shows a feeling of belonging depending on their life history towards one or the other, and this makes objectivity lose weight compared to the subjective vision of each one.

This phenomenon is easy to see when a controversial move occurs or when evaluating the work of a team, even if it is the opposite. We can see how the conflict gains ground in the face of the educational impact it has on the people who watch the game. Thousands of shirts of the so-called star players are sold, they exploit the media image of these players to sell a certain product...

Without going any further, you just have to look at the football boots that young people demand, or the name they want printed on their shirts. During this open conflict we forget, both spectators and sports journalists, the greater relevance of team play compared to the decisive weight that one or another prominent character may have. We forget in the heat of the game that a player cannot compete only against eleven opposing players: this is not the message that arrives, but the star play or the goal that has been able to score regardless of how the game is going or if there has been that concept of justice for the team that works best to achieve its goal. This can be translated into the search for quick reward over and above the collective values ​​of a team.

Culture of confrontation

In the course of the search for the goal, and especially in matches where time has been spent weeks before to warm the atmosphere and promote the sporty pink dam, there are squabbles between players. We see how falls are exaggerated or how they disrespect each other with footsteps, or with statements in the press, we also see how tolerance to frustration of some players is questioned by the formation of tanganas, but what we do not see so easily is the media impact it has on people's education as I commented previously.

Educational media are also considered television, internet, press, etc. But it seems that the most lucrative objective is not the spectacle of the sport itself, but in promoting the individuality and the belief that a player can only play against an entire team, and this is reinforced by the football environment that you can breathe in the nearest bar.

The objective of this article is to question the role of the media in events that move masses, and that are references for many people of all ages, and that instead of uniting for the pleasure of watching a top-level match, they feed the confrontation and emphasize the attributes that precisely least benefit a team sport or group relationships between a team and between both of them. Hopefully we can see a game in which the strongest tickets are not sought, nor the most spectacular pools, but a mirror where the people can reflect and feel part of it in a positive way, without violence or racial discrimination, and with respect as flag.

Fair play It should not be an empty label, but an educational tool for the young and not so young that can be applied in our daily lives. Also, why consider the two teams as opposites or as something that cannot be mixed like water and oil. Why not change the approach and consider it as sweet and salty, with the good thing that is the melon with ham, or the chocolate with orange. It all depends on the point of view from which we start.

Let us advocate for transform the negative or different into creative and positive opportunities that provide resources to transform society into a better place.