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The world of sports is a competitive war zone that produces character and rivalries. John McMurty’s article “Kill ‘em, Cursh ‘em, Eat ‘em Raw” argues that American football is the same as society; “A very large part of our wealth, work and time is, after all, spent in systematically destroying and harming human life.” This argues that football is a brutal sport and shows us that “Competitive, organized injuring is integral to our way of life…” In 2013 Caroline Alexander published “ The Great Game”. This article argues that “the association of war and sport is not likely to disappear…” Caroline stated that the “…sport of war, often occurring in ways that rely on historic memory.” When England defeated Germany in 2001 the British tabloids released an article with the headline “Blitzed!” This argues that the relation of sport and war is not going to change soon. Sports and war are very similar in terms of strategies and the willingness to win. The destruction of human life produces a relation between war and sport.
Football is a good example of how a sport is war. Walking into the stad...