The recently aired BBC documentary, ‘Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate’ has sparked debate in Britain and elsewhere around the world regarding the safety of fans and players at the upcoming European Championships as well as the broader issue of whether Poland, and particularly Ukraine, should even be hosting Europe’s biggest sporting event at all. The documentary, part of the BBC’s Panorama series, captured chilling scenes of violence, anti-Semitism and racism at football stadiums in the host nations and served to highlight this distinctly seamy aspect of football culture in Eastern Europe. A criticism that has been made of the documentary in certain quarters is that it presents an excessively … [Read more...] about Poland & Ukraine 2012 will advance the cause of extremism in Europe