Awaiting Firm Response from PSSI

KOMPAS/PRIYOMBODO

PSSI chairman Edy Rahmayadi.

Another tragic news has tainted national soccer. The death of soccer fan Haringga Sirla late last week indicates that there is something deeply wrong with our soccer scene.

Soccer matches can cause either joy or sorrow for fans, but the popular sport should never incite violence, whether on or off the field. However, the fact remains that the violent assault that led to Haringga’s death just outside the Bandung Lautan Api Sports Stadium in Bandung was not the first such incident. It will also not be the last, if firm measures are not taken to prevent their reoccurrence.