# Why are crush deaths at sporting events almost exclusively at soccer games?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 3, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-crush-deaths-at-sporting-events-almost-exclusively-at-soccer-games/972610 "2022-10-03T05:02:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-crush-deaths-at-sporting-events-almost-exclusively-at-soccer-games/972610/61 "2022-10-07T13:42:36Z")

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“Come for the futbol - stay for the rubber bullets and tear gas.”

> **[1 dead as police, fans clash outside Argentine soccer match](https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/dead-police-fans-clash-argentine-soccer-match-91147982)**
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> At least one person has died while police clashed with soccer fans trying to push into an Argentine league match, and the referee stopped the game as clouds of tear gas spread inside the stadium

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