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Mexican football usually enjoys being in the limelight. Aztec fans are well known for being amongst the most enthusiastic and active on social media, whether with the export of one of their stars to a European club, the performances of their clubs in international tournaments or the results of the national team in World Cups.

However, on March 5, they were on the planet’s lips for all the wrong reasons. On that infamous night, social media networks were not filled with praise or memes, but with images of the worst riots in a Mexican stadium in the last 20 years.

Furthermore, the

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