The practice of athletic competitions has long been criticised by some Christian thinkers for a kind of idolatry, in which "human beings extol them selves, adore on their own, sacrifice themselves and reward by themselves.
Nationalism is usually apparent during the pursuit of sport, or in its reporting: men and women contend in national teams, or commentators and audiences can adopt a partisan watch. On occasion, this sort of tensions may result in violent 솔루션 분양 confrontation among the players or spectators inside of and outside of the sporting location, as in the Football War.