This is one of the major reasons I don't like piercings or tattoos.

For all you sports fans out there (excerpts from conference announcement):

The manifestations of violence by sports fans and supporters are increasingly taking over the positive side of fan clubs and supporter activities. In some cases this violence is shown through aggressive expressions of racism and nationalism, representing a real threat to the universal values of sport and human rights.

In the good practice of youth work, the work with fans often requires an ‘immersion’ with the groups of young people, an understanding of the sub-cultures involved and a readiness to question the stereotypes and the prejudice regarding sports fans. Many youth organisations are competent to work with fan clubs and are making an invaluable contribution to the entire sector in preventing and combating violence.

The seminar “Youth work with fan clubs as a means to prevent violence in and around sports arenas” aims to bring this theme closer to the youth work in Europe.

Very interesting.