Hooliganism at its finest

In case you missed it, fans of the Columbus Crew and West Ham United were involved in a scuffle on Sunday at the teams' friendly in Crew Stadium. According to reports, the fighting began when West Ham supporters went over to where the rowdiest Crew fans were sitting. The Crew fans took notice and began chanting at them which led to a brawl between more than 100 Crew fans and at least 30 West Ham fans. Full story here.

What the hell are West Ham fans doing in Columbus, Ohio? For an exhibition soccer match. Across the Atlantic. In Columbus, Ohio.

Do these people not have jobs? Maybe this is their job; travel with the team and brawl with other fans. Apparently, they must be pretty good fighters for only 30 of their fans to take on a crowd of 100. When you really sit down and think about it, that would be a great job. Imagine you are paid by your favorite team to travel with them from city to city and all you do is get loaded and fight with other fans, the team would even pay for your legal expenses. It may seem too far fetched to work in America but I'm sure the idea may have been tossed around a time or two overseas given the riotous behavior of soccer fans. And the way some Ohio State football fans act, the only difference between their current behavior and my idea is a paycheck from the university.