Consumption of alcoholic beverages in football stadiums: would it be welcomed by fans?

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In England, who goes to the stadium can not drink alcohol with a view of the pitch usually applies to stands and areas around the grass. The ban was created by law in 1985, there are two problems of violence between English football fans, when or hooliganism scares the country and authorities hardened or controlled arenas.

Forty years later, the subject has returned to the centre of debate. Andy Burnham.

A cause

Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester and declared torcedor, is a long-standing advocate for ending this restriction. For him, it was a relic of an era that had passed: today's Englishtorcedor lives in a completely different reality from the 1980s, with modern stadiums, expensive tickets and very strict security controls.

The argument has a practical appeal: in the stadiums' food courts, beer is normally sold but fans need to consume it away from their seats, losing part of the game. In almost any other British sport, such as rugby and cricket, drinking on stands is permitted.

A question that comes to mind

But there's one thing every defensive player likes to face up to: the offense. Is it because Torcida wants this change?

NEM todos veem a liberação como progresso. Parte dos torcedores valoriza justamente o ambiente mas familiar das arquibancadas inglesas, construído ao longo de décadas. Clubes e entidades do futebol também observam o debate com cautela, já que qualquer mudança na regra dependeria de alteração legislativa a proibição é lei, não apenas uma norma das competições. The clubs and entities of the football also watched the debate with caution, as any change in the rules would depend on an alteration to the law, not merely a rule of competition.

Where's the debate now?

On the one hand, Burnham's ethical lobby maintains that this issue is on the public agenda; on the other, there are doubts as to what a torcedora really wants: in the end, a mudança feita sem apoio da arquibancada can generate only inconvenience.

The next chapter must involve the British Parliament: it is there that a 1985 law would need to be revised so that beer could once again circulate in front of the public.