World Cup fans (Part 15) treated better in USA than Europe

By Jason Williams, 
Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th
Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon

Here are some insightful statements from the Wall Street Journal on America hosting the World Cup:

“Even before the tournament, a study by the nonprofit U.S. Travel Association found that 91% of visitors were glad they’d made the trip … Here they found that their game-day traditions and rituals weren’t merely celebrated. In many cases, fans were treated better than at games in Europe or South America. Back home, soccer fans are often dismissed as violent thugs who require police escorts and can’t possibly be allowed to mix. At this World Cup, authorities didn’t bother segregating them, including at the potentially fractious semifinal between ancient enemies England and Argentina.

The United Kingdom Football Policing Unit, which works with local law enforcement, even praised America’s handling of England fans, whose history of hooliganism has routinely seen them viewed as troublemakers long after abandoning their fighting ways.

“It is great to see…the fans being policed according to their behavior, not an outdated reputation,” said chief constable Mark Roberts, head of the UKFPU.” 

There is more to the story, please read more here.