Independent Reading Prompt 3 Chapter 4

In chapter 4 How Soccer Explains The Sentimental Hooligan the author introduces a Hooligan leader named Alan Garrison. His story is unique because Alan Garrison is a leader of the English Jewish Club Tottenham's rivals, Chelsea. What's strange about that is that Alan is of Jewish decent. The chapter goes on to describe Alan's escapades as a fighting hooligan for the club Chelsea. The question arrises as to why Alan would act in such a fashion given his Jewish heritage. Alan was born out of wedlock by a wounded Nazi soldier in a Allie Hospital and his Scottish-Jewish nurse. All his young life his appearances and heritage made it very difficult for him to fit in. He was persecuted by children on the playground for his background. When his mother wanted him to become a Bar Mitzvah he flat out refused abandoning any affiliation he had to his heritage. His passionate support of Chelsea against people of his own kind is significant proof how important soccer is in the world.