   football culture refers to the cultural aspects surrounding the game of association football. in many countries, football has ingrained itself into the national culture, and parts of life may revolve around it. many countries have daily football newspapers, as well as football magazines. football players, especially in the top levels of the game, have become role models for people. football's power runs deeper than the ninety minutes played on the pitch, it has held the power to unify nations, it has played out wars and it has brought people together from around the world. the fifa world cup held every four years is the quintessential football event, combining the greatest players in the world and the passion of the fans. football has a long and glorious history, with which a vast and diverse culture has emerged. the culture of football can be easily divided into how the players, fans and clubs see the sport. ==fans==  ===chants===  football songs are generated by fans at matches to encourage their team, to celebrate particular players, to insult the opposition, or just make a noise. some clubs have their own anthems and some are shared between clubs. while some chants are used to mock opposition players, such as "who ate all the pies?," others are more aggressive and of a personal nature against a player on the pitch. some chanting can be more than insulting, and may even be racist or sectarian in nature. fifa and uefa have both sanctioned "say no to racism" campaigns to combat offensive chants and songs. although fifa and uefa do not directly punish fans who partake in such discrimination, they do expect the domestic leagues and local stadiums to act upon the policies and control what fans say. ===disasters=== there have been a number of accidents and disasters in the history of football. some of these, such as the hillsborough and ibrox disasters, were due to problems with crowd control. the heysel stadium disaster was a combination of hooliganism and poor crowd control. the bradford city stadium fire was due to poor fire safety in the stadium. lessons learned from these disasters have led to safer football stadiums. ===fair play campaign=== fair play is the name of a fifa programme which aims to increase sportsmanship as well as prevent discrimination in the game of football. this also involves programmes to reduce racism in the game. the programme extends to outside of football, in trying to support charities and other organisations which improve conditions around the world. the pr
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