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Why do competitive sports and games elicit so much violence from their fans?

174 people dead and 180 people injured in a stampede in Indonesia over a football match.
I think some weeks ago Hindus in UK were being attacked following a cricket match.

Why are people so identified with a team that they resort to such violence against other humans?
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Rolexeo · 26-30, M
It brings out the tribalism in people. Tbh I don't understand why sports have this effect tho, it couldn't be anymore barebones, essentially they're just wearing different colors
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@Rolexeo Yeah. It is bizarre how identified people get to their teams.