Soccer, a Weapon of Peace

If the weapons and the bureaucracy can not reconcile those who disagree, football can be a possible solution to create an alternative world without conflict. There is a dark history that recorded from a sport called football. Note that bleak graven in the year 1969. That time is the start of open war between Honduras and El Salvador. Because is a football rivalry that disusupi by the impersonate political nationalism. At that time both countries are in a group at the World Cup qualifying in 1970. The story will be simple if it is not that sensitive issues be heated middle between coal country in the field. Honduras at that time insisted countermarch El Salvador immigrants in large numbers. President Lopez Arellano regime blame El Salvador 300,000 immigrants as a burden and economic disturber of his country. Home and away play-in between the two values together. However, the match in El Salvador in the pen incident occurred. Suporter Honduras disandera by suporter host in the stadium, which forced the government of El Salvador Honduras attack to free citizens. War can not be avoided open. After this El Salvador and Honduras with a bomb attack a military installation and the International Airport Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. On 27 June 1969, both countries decided the official diplomatic relations. War that lasted six days this takes about 2000 inhabitants killed. This event became known as "futebol war," war is happening because of football. The incidence is also then became the worst record in the history of football. Fortunately, after the bloody incident, there is no longer a bad team to add notes. It seems, all parties realize football is not a tool to be split, rather, is a material to achieve peace. Many examples that can be displayed on the football can be a means of achieving peace, but the most obvious is when the Iraqi sweep Cup Asia 2007. Iraq is a country that was great and again the conflict. Between tribes enmity and war more rather than the highlighted the achievements of Iraq tim. That is one proof of football can be a tool unifier difference towards peace. Rather as a tool to make the split. It is important, do not have the political unification with the football. Sports spy this tool should not even break the union. Peace Cup moment in 2009, is also not directly follow that mission. 12 teams are involved in it also has a duty to spread peace via soccer, the rivalry is attractive and uphold the values Fairplay. Similar demands for the support. No longer have blamed each other, let alone joke smelly rasis. The only form of positive support and uphold the value sportivitas. Can? I sure can.