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To keep peace in soccer, Canada could use some Spanish lessons

The Madrid-Barcelona rivalry was once a vicious cycle of hooliganism and public disorder – until it wasn’t. What can Spain’s success teach us before the World Cup comes here? Nathan VanderKlippe International correspondent Photography by Ana María Arévalo Gosen Madrid The Globe and Mail Published 41 seconds ago

A Colombian fan of FC Barcelona, whose emblem is tattooed on his stomach, was one of thousands to come see the team at Oct. 26’s match against Real Madrid. ‘El Clásico,’ the name for any official game between the teams, is a time-honoured soccer tradition in Spain. A Colombian fan of FC Barcelona, whose emblem is tattooed on his stomach, was one of thousands to come see the team at Oct. 26’s match

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