Religion in Football
Sometimes certain clubs have often been connected with religious denominations, such as both Spurs and Ajax with Judaism, or the Old Firm Rangers F.C. and Celtic F.C. of Glasgow, who are seen to be Protestant and Roman Catholic respectively. This has led to problems with violence and occasionally death, but often equates to little more than derogatory nicknames.
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Famous quotes containing the words religion in, religion and/or football:
“There is more religion in men’s science than there is science in their religion.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)
“In this dream that dogs me I am part
Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
Leaving a football match, perhaps, or a pit,
All moving the same way.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)