Photo and caption by Sydney Hembree

Heads up! It was my first time going to a genuine football game (or soccer to Americans) and, truth be told, the fans became enthusiastic, throwing flares and blowing horns, chanting their teams' names with a zealous nature. Sometimes the fans go overboard to the point where the police guarding the field fire tear gas the crowd to calm them down. It just goes to show that football can be explosive.

Location: Thessaloniki, Greece