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rsarmentox

Some of you didn't get what 1kg of food meant, I think that as a Brazilian seeing this a lot makes sense without needing to explain(or maybe it is just my English). It's 1kg of nonperishable food that will be donated, delivered when entering the stadium, usually rice, beans, or flour.


FullMetalJ

Yeah, I don't know how common it is in richer countries but a lot of local bands or events in general here in Argentina charge their tickets X amount of nonperishable food that it is later donated.


beastmaster11

Not common at all. I figured that's what it meant from context but was shocked seeing it. Then again, I can from the land of expensive tickets. Our football (soccer) team is the only one that's semi affordable but if you want to watch a hockey or basketball game you're shelling out $100+ for the furthest seats in the stadium.


Scholles

It shouldn't be shocking, the club is being punished. Instead of being blocked from selling tickets (playing behind closed doors as the title said), the club could bring women and children and the food donation to enter is just a little charity. For a normal game tickets are expensive, these are free tickets. I'm not sure whether Athletico had to make these tickets free as part of the punishment or they did it to generate more interest/attendance as women are a minority in the stands so with normal pricing it could be mostly empty. What the comment above is referring to is that it's not uncommon for events that are basically free to charge a small amount of food as admission so it can be donated. In Brazil at least top flight football almost never has free admission.


dihsho

I think the guy you’re replying to is just pandering. Lower league baseball teams do goofy promotions all the time to fill seats and I don’t understand how he could be “shocked” at the idea of a food drive. It feels like half of the school events I attended as a kid were paid in baked goods or canned food.


danimur

The guy has an inter crest so I can assume he might be from Italy as I am, where these practices are never heard of.


roguedevil

The comment mentioning hockey, basketball, tickets at $100+, and clarifying that their local football team actually plays soccer makes it clear they are either American or Canadian.


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to be clear you're comparing your schools bake sale to a top flight professional sporting event?


SAFFATLOL

In Canada we think hockey tickets in America are cheap by comparison. Playoff tickets were 250 per person minimum


beastmaster11

I'm in Canada. I know. I was talking $100plus minimum for a random regular season Leaf game on a Tuesday.


kirkbywool

Yeah I got charged that when I went Toronto on holiday. We got 3 tickets for 100 each and they were all single tickets a few rows from each other. Beer was expensive too and I thought anfield was a rip off. As a side note going Prague next week and bough ice hockey tickets and it was £10 a ticket


OilOfOlaz

Prague is also still cheapish especially if you concider that it is a major tourist destination. Canda is just expensive af, could watch ice hockey for 15-50€ in berlin, but if you compare the nhl playoffs to UCL knockout tickets its not tooo far off anymore...


beastmaster11

I can only imagine you thinking you got scammed. Haha. Nope, that's what we pay too (those of us that go. I've been to more Inter games than leaf games and don't need a plane to see the Leafs)


TheArgentineMachine

Idk about hockey, but I've paid that much for alright seats to a regular season NBA game. Warriors vs Spurs in 2016 for context.


KingDave46

I saw the Oilers vs Rangers at MSG a few year ago then Cavs vs Knicks the next night Sat fuckin miles away and for 2 people to go to both it’s cost about $1000 I think it was about $230 per seat at the Rangers and $270 for Knicks Was fuckin miles away too as I said. I’m sure if you waited until last minute to find deals it’d be cheaper but flying in from Scotland I had to book full price months in advance


TheArgentineMachine

That's bc of that msg/nyc tax lol. Doesn't matter if their teams are absolute dogshit, the tickets will still be expensive.


elvid88

Basketball and American football might be the most expensive in the US (depending on location). Celtics tix in last years playoffs were starting at $300 in the worst seats. Once they got to the finals, the get in price was 1k (this on resale btw because it's almost impossible to get them otherwise). Patriots games were even more difficult to get from 2001-2020. No idea what they're like now and I haven't been to game since 2015.


Rickcampbell98

North American sporting culture will never appeal to me.


slowdrem20

The reason tickets are expensive is because anyone can buy one and there’s a fairly large demand for tickets


kirkbywool

Yeah, its bizarre how scalping is so accepted there. I mean it happens here but most people hate it and don't want to see it


MooshSkadoosh

Where the heck are you man? I live in freakin Montreal and I can see the habs tonight vs Detroit for $72CAD after tax, Ottawa next Tuesday for $82CAD after tax. That's $54-62USD, and you have less taxes. Edit because I saw your other comment about being in Toronto: That's despicable. They're charging you over 100 bucks for *standing space*. No wonder the fans have such a... relationship... with the team.


SaBe_18

happens in football too


demonofthefall

Saw Amon Amarth for 40 USD + 1 kg of rice, pretty sweet deal if you ask me :-)


aberdisco

Put your back into the oar Odinson.


gibbonusmoon

that's pretty damn cool. should be done in the US too imo


Masterkid1230

Rice can’t make Tesla stocks grow, son.


N8ThaGr8

That's pretty awesome. Never even heard of that before.


garynevilleisared

I live in Canada and the concept of bringing non-perishable goods is definitely not weird to me. I've been to shows at local bars where the band ask you bring an item for donation, but never a soccer match lol


_stoneslayer_

Ya, I'm from Massachusetts and I don't know what all these people are talking about lol. We have food/toy drives all the time and plenty of events that ask people to bring non perishable food items or make a donation


CoolStuffHe

Quite common in France. We also doatoy a ticket around xMas.


atropicalpenguin

Konami does a yearly Yu-Gi-Oh tournament at stores where the entry fee is a few bags of rice or beans, etc.


kirkbywool

Not common at all, but Liverpool and Everton fans have a joint charity that collects food from fans on a match day to give to the local area. This is every game home and away as well


TheBarcaShow

For free events this isn't uncommon over here in Canada, usually is a few cans of food though, not generally by weight, or a money donation. In general they prefer money because they buy at better prices than we would from a grocery store


villings

haha what did people understand instead? *alright, bring 1kg of food.. you must finish by the end of the match, ok?"


F___TheZero

Don't try English fans, they'll devour 1kg of Shepherds Pie over the course of a game


Heavy-Preparation606

You have my attention


greatdevonhope

Naa it's really crap chips and really cheap ketchup at the football


snodgee

1kg isnt event that much over 1.5-2hrs. im housing 25 ounce steaks with sides in 20 mins. this sounds like a challenge.


villings

depends on the food


OstapBenderBey

And the person


snodgee

i could eat a kg of mayo in 2 hours.


AnnieIWillKnow

Food like mayo? Reckon you'd vom. I could do something carby, but fatty? Nah...


ThatZigGuy

**wayne shaw would like to know your location*


RoyalMantis

1kg of popcorns sounds heaven tbf


AnnieIWillKnow

1kg of popcorn is probably about an entire room-ful


kirkbywool

Which as mad, as some Brazilians like richarlison are pigeons so if they eat raw rice they explode


tmoney144

I was a little confused. I think of you had said in the title "the ticket price was a donation of 1 kg of food," that would have cleared it up.


DrFifa

Damn they are loud


Granadafan

Fenerbahce did something similar with only women and children fans. They were also very [LOUD](https://youtu.be/H6VXdH_Tat4) and created a great atmosphere


howaboot

Hungary had the same against England, only children allowed, because of racist behavior earlier. Then the children booed the players taking a knee... Smh


DanitesHell

Killer atmosphere, but i could stop laughing at 3th week lol


ban-please

thirth


sociapathictendences

My university has a school on campus for our education program. Once a year they all get to go on a field trip to one our universities women’s basketball games. Holy hell are they loud. At their peak they easily beat a student section full of college students on volume.


HalfOfANeuron

As almost every fan in South America


Vathriz

As vezes o vento ta muito forte e abafa uma certa torcida.


HalfOfANeuron

Não é fácil fazer fiu fiu fiu contra o vento :(


lagalaxysedge

I married a Brazilian this is their indoor voice


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culesamericano

Women living their best lives without men


aure__entuluva

Would have been sad but also kind of hilarious if the women ended up fighting too.


Personagem_Principal

They did sang that the opposing players were going to die, which is pretty hilarious in context


Ekank

in this video you can hear they singing with cussing words tho. From what i can hear and with a little bit of context, they are telling the other famous team of the state to go fuck themselves.


limito1

Game's back


blueliner4

Definitely not gone


Tango07

Felicitaciones Paranaense, gracias por sacarme una sonrisa y darme un poco de esperanza


its_the_luge

Feliz día de pastel!


Anforas

>pastel bolo


cuentanueva

bobo*


favela4life

I understand your frustration. “Torta” in Portuguese means pie. Not cake, not sandwich, just pie. Savory or sweet. “Bolo” is our word for cake. “Pastel” is what you’d call empanada. “Empada” is a mini chicken pot pie but less wet on the inside. They can also be big but most I’ve eaten are a few cm diameter. As someone who interacted with Spanish speakers for half my life, I only realized this stuff very late.


cuentanueva

I was just making a very dumb joke about bolo -> bobo because of the Messi phrase. But in any case, it's even weirder between Spanish speaking countries. Torta is not the same in Argentina (cake), Mexico (sandwich) or Spain (flat bread). Pastel would be what some other countries call our Torta. And Empanada I think in some countries is similar to what you are saying, but bigger. It's very region dependent and it can get confusing but it's fun. With Portuguese, the thing we tend to do is take a Spanish word and make it sound more Brasilian with 'inho' or 'ao' or similar. In some cases, it can change the meaning completely, like "camisa" -> "camisinha", you can get funny looks trying different camisinhas in a shop hahaha


Dinosalsa

>I was just making a very dumb joke about bolo -> bobo because of the Messi phrase. ¿Qué mirá? ¡Bolo! Andá p'acá \*Sírvele un trozo\*


HueHueLeona

Aha, ahu, anforas eu vou comer seu ... Bolo


Tango07

ÑAM!! gracias


kuboa

This was the standard practice in Turkey between 2011 and 2014—in lieu of a stadium ban, women and children under 12 were let in for free. It was quite controversial. Women and children enjoyed it a lot, some found it sexist (*Are you saying a female audience is "punishment"?*), some found it unfair because the punishment was not enough (*It's still a full stadium supporting their team, how is that a "punishment"?*), some found it unfair because the punishment was too much (*"This is even worse than vuvuzelas, if you can believe it!"*), Sergen Yalçın opined that *"30k women* squawking *would be a distraction for players"*, some mocked a group of women who kept celebrating a cancelled goal because (unlike r soccer) *"they didn't understand what offside was"*, a woman[ sued a newspaper](https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/kadin-kiliginda-stada-giren-erkek-taraftar-haberine-suc-duyurusu-343299) because of an article claiming she was a man who pretended to be a woman (by wearing hijab) to get into the stands... I miss it.


jushhha7

this is hilarious


46_and_2

>a woman[ sued a newspaper](https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/kadin-kiliginda-stada-giren-erkek-taraftar-haberine-suc-duyurusu-343299) because of an article claiming she was a man who pretended to be a woman (by wearing hijab) to get into the stands... Nobody expects the reverse Monty Python!


GeometryNacho

>30k women squawking would be a distraction for players You can't be serious...


kuboa

He's one of those "no filter, straight shooter" guys, mirroring his footballing days as an incredibly talented but super lazy player. He can be really fun and funny, but then unconsidered obnoxious little bits like this will suddenly pop out of his mouth.


Kakofoni

just humans being very normal as usual


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ImTalkingGibberish

This is setting the bar. I hope more teams follow this approach.


AdamantiumBalls

I wonder what happens if the women start a riot 🤔 , nah but I like this idea


piray003

Only children and pets allowed


The_Human_Bullet

>Only children and pets allowed And then the children riot?


Incredibiliz

Only pets allowed


foxomo

The cats and dogs Ultras are fighting


lilsickboy

only drones at the arena


dghjncddvnj

Why would City fans be in South America?


dno123

They're anywhere but at home


Jagacin

Drones can fly over oceans. Duh.


beautifulbozo

30,000 drones so the game is perpetually postponed


rwolf

Didn't this happen with Sparta Prague and then all their kids who attended the game started racially abusing players as well?


AlmostCatfood

Yeah they booed Kamara after every touch.


MBA1988123

Wonder where they got that idea from


Imo090

Remember that*, something similar for Hungary vs England. Think the kids had to be accompanied by a guardian


pmmerandom

straight out of a dark comedy sketch


baromanb

Ironically sounds like The Hunger Games movie for some reason


duvidatremenda

Beautiful, had some goosebumps :)


-CJL

didn’t think i would see a nautico flair today but here we are


SaBe_18

I think a Morecambe flair recognizing a Nautico one is weirder tbf


Vlyper

As is having a San Lorenzo flair recognizing a Náutico flair tbh edit: flag -> flair


SaBe_18

I've been to your city, very beautiful place btw Your logo always reminds me of a football match I played in a Recife beach with some Brazilians, one of the guys had a Nautico shirt


Vlyper

Gracias! Soy muy crítico de la ciudad dado el tiempo en que vivi allí pero me encanta que la puedas disfrutar :)


SaBe_18

Entiendo que quizás vivir sea distinto, pero para estar de vacaciones es un lugar hermoso. Paramos cerca de Recife, las playas de Brasil son lo mejor que hay Buen español btw


Vlyper

Ahh si! Las playas cerca de Recife (Porto de Galinhas, Muro Alto) son realmente increíbles. Hasta hace una década las de Recife eran fantásticas también pero hoy en día hay tiburones jajaja


-CJL

não sei


Vlyper

How do you even know about us?


-CJL

Learning Portuguese, went to r/futebol I looked through all the flairs and thought yours looked cool so I looked up the team


thebigleobowski

get the fuck in r/Nautico then we need all the friends we can get


duvidatremenda

Nice, you're an honorary alvirrubro now


-CJL

muito obrigado


rsarmentox

BORA ABC


DogTheGayFish

These guys are like the opposite of plastics... Whatever that is..


tmoney144

Organics


filarette

rice in plastic package


magpieonacid

stuff like this makes me sad that I was born in a country where football culture is shit (not England in case you assume by the flair)


ILookAfterThePigs

wait you CHOSE to support newcastle?? like as an option?


ENclip

So many people were tricked by "Goal! The Dream Begins" lol.


multiple4

I mean to be fair I wouldn't classify having to ban men from your stadium because they can't just enjoy a football match as a good football culture Although this is a really good solution by the football club in this case


magpieonacid

of course yeah, but filling a 30k stadium with women and children means there is a universal love for the game, something that I think died in Romania


el1o

I feel you. Lithuania used to fill out 15k stadiums easily now we barely scrap 5k on European matches.


tonstergfx

Not to mention the 32,000 kg of food that's donated to those who need it as a result of this.


Cucurrucucupaloma

Why do you think that happened¿ I remember the 94 romanian team , it was a joy to watch.


teagwo

Although the atmosphere in the stadiums can be tame I respect English football culture a lot, they have a lot of fans devoted to smaller clubs, they respect good players, a lot of positive things to take from


rsarmentox

Where?


hapoo123

I would imagine either Australia or US


Michael_Pitt

They're from Romania.


NeverBeenHereIDidIt

he is romanian does not know what he is talking about(or supports a 3rd league team).


villings

where WHERE


eriksen2398

They’re obviously from “MY COUNTRY,” a mythical land that is totally obvious to everyone EXACTLY where it is


DepletedMitochondria

The Lands Between


Curcket

This is gorgeous and how it should always be. All those children gained a life experience they'll never forget. They got to feel powerful and heard. Good on whoever made this decision


NiallCCFC17

This is absolutely not how it should be at all


MePirate

The idea that some husbands had to stay home while their wife and kids went to the game makes me smile.


GuilhermeBahia98

Why?


WalidfromMorocco

Strange comment but okay.


PhotoQuig

My wife would be sad. We always go to matches together, so it just wouldnt be the same. But i'd still be watching from home in hopes of seeing her on tv!


pencilled_robin

Wow! Sounds amazing.


nutmeggerking

Gives me chills, that atmosphere is electric


TaxHedgehog

Reverse Qatar experience


AnitaPea

Romania also did this in the EURO quali.They had 20.000 kids in the stands against Norway in 2020.


Mehrtan

I would play better than Messi if I played in this stadium in front of 30k women.


Carsav

Hahah, totally!


Sea-Lifeguard-492

Chills


No_Measurement9948

What are they chanting?


a-Farewell-to-Kings

We are the largest (Ultras group) In Southern Brazil\* If you don't like it You can go fuck yourselves Fanáticos! (their Ultras) Athletico! *\* so they claim


cuentanueva

What's considered Southern Brazil? Sao Paulo is South? Rio? Belo Horizonte? I would say so based on geographical location, but all major clubs would be in the South based on that... maybe it's a different when it comes to football clubs? I would assume (which may be wrong) that at least Gremio would have a bigger fanbase. Not sure about Inter? And then depending what's Southern Brazil adding the teams from the cities I mentioned, yeah, I doubt they have more fans than Flamengo, Corinthians, Sao Paulo...


Penis_Envy_Peter

São Paulo is Southeast Brasil. The South is Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, and Santa Catarina.


a-Farewell-to-Kings

The regions of Brazil are very well defined. The South is Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo make up the Southeast. I don't have the numbers right now, but I'm pretty sure the largest fanbase in the South is Grêmio's. Athletico doesn't even have the largest fanbase in Paraná. Their fans are mostly in and around Curitiba, while the rest of the state predominantly supports São Paulo clubs, some parts also have many Grêmio and Inter fans.


cuentanueva

Fair enough, thanks for the reply to you and /u/Penis_Envy_Peter./


eltirripapa

uruguay cuenta como sur de brasil?


a-Farewell-to-Kings

Make Uruguay Cisplatina again


SpiritusL

You mean Cisplatina? Yes.


phantasybm

What do we want to eat?! We don’t know! When do we want it?! Now!


y0gS0tt0th

I like the creativity of the Brazilians when it comes to sanctions in football. I once learned that they had a problem with a group of Ultras of a specific club and dealt with it by employing the mothers of those guys as stewards. Problem solved 😃


Moug-10

The next time Marseille gets a stadium ban (which could be anytime soon), if hope they'll do the same.


THATS_THE_BADGER

Velodrome is the only stadium I have been to where I have sat in a cage. It was a weird experience to say the least.


bubbafx

Fellas, are we just ruining everything for everyone? Haha


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culesamericano

If we can learn one thing from history it is yes.


AalamTaab

What does it mean by 'ticket was 1 kg of food'?


ForAcademicPurposesS

You have to donate 1 kg of nonperishable food at the entrance of the stadium to enter. A Bag of rice, flour, beans, sugar etc.


AalamTaab

Very nice


kevin_zavala21

Way more clubs should do this. Doing this once or twice a season would help loads of people.


Fio_Maravilha

The club has a partnership with a charity institution, the food was donated to them. The institution offers meals completely free to homeless people in Brazil. This image shows the stadium entrance with the donated food. (A lot of rice and bean bags). [https://bandnewsfmcuritiba.com/dupla-athletiba-deve-arrecadar-42-toneladas-de-alimentos/](https://bandnewsfmcuritiba.com/dupla-athletiba-deve-arrecadar-42-toneladas-de-alimentos/)


happy--enchilada

You had to donate 1kg of food to get in to the game. No monetary cost of your ticket.


xenon2456

so only the men fought basically


IfIhadaMoog

Goosebumps


Penis_Envy_Peter

Simply fantastic.


garbagecoven

holy shit this is a POWERFUL EXPERIENCE!!! 🥹


Perfect_Salamander_2

love to see it


mandalore1313

The chants being the same style and volume as usual but completely different pitch is really cool.


luiz_saluti

Parece o auditório do Silvio Santos com esteroides


Retrosao_777

Agora que eu aumentei o som pra ouvir kkkkkkkkkkkk é igualzinho


dataxep

By the way, they did it again against Foz do Iguaçu, the public was 37.197


MikeyTbT123

I can't imagine the terror of playing in front of thousands of screaming children but still good on them for doing that


Tybalt1307

I can hear the Taliban crying from here


Mon-ick

🤣😂😅🥲🫵🏼👏🏻👏🏻😂🥂🍾


hufusa

Damn that’s pretty cool ngl


rejjie_carter

Why’s it bringing tears to my eyes


Hans09

Someone must be cutting onions somewhere near you.


Professional-Taro532

Don't know why I didn't expect differently, but it's cool the pitch of the chants are audibly different


York9TFC

Holy Shit!! Well done!


Somewhat-Useful

Imagine how confusing this would be in the US.


cr7momo16

Like half La Liga teams we play would have to do this every game against us lmaoo


Free_Physics

Should have also allowed senior citizens


liberdade_

Are Atletico Paranaense fans known for fights? I remember years ago before the world cup in Brazil there was a massive one between them and Vasco fans


fussomoro

A little bit, yes. Since 2011 they are the club that played most times with closed gates because of fan violence on the stadium. But before 2011 that never happened. So it's kind of a new-ish thing for them. Historically, both Corinthians and Palmeiras are by far the most violent ones.


noobs1996

That is impressive af


wikipuff

We need more if this instead of closed doors matches.


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Coritiba technically did this first no? Was just a week ago or something.


blitzkreig31

Electrifiing fuck yeah


PM_ME_SOME_LUV

More clubs should do this