Visiting Colombia on vacation I got to experience the true passion of soccer. Playing were two big rival teams National of Medellin and Milionarios of Bogota. Walking to the stadium we were greeted by a battalion of riot police in full gear. Blue smoke bombs exploding everywhere. A scene of controlled chaos. Six mounted police on horses rushed into the crowd to separate the two side of crazed fans. Going through the gate I was searched three times once against the wall assuming the position, which proved to be an interesting experience, being an ex-cop I´m used to making others assume the position. Once inside there were cops everywhere, as soon as a fight started the perpetrators were swarmed and quickly escorted out. The whole stadium erupted in team chants as the fans jumped up and down the whole stadium vibrated in tempo.
A beautiful stadium surrounded by majestic mountains it was the ultimate soccer experience.
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