New York Red Bulls Player Narrowly Avoids Decapitating Woman (Video)

Assumption of risk..

Wrong, MadCharles (though your self-named tag is accurate enough).  A fan does not expect to be purposefully assaulted by a creep like this guy.  Let’s push the idea further…  We assume a risk when crossing the street, yes?  Does that mean if someone purposefully runs us over it is somehow our own fault?  Such a driver would be prosecuted as should this thug be.

“Soccer, on the other hand, is not known to provide fans in attendance with such an experience.”

If this writer had watched a single soccer game, they would know that the ball goes into the stands pretty often during the game. When a player is on the touchline (sideline) like Rodgers was, pretty often they try to kick it out of bounds away from their own goal. There’s even a  phrase (booting it into Row Z) that goes along with it. With all that said, your narrative is totally based on your ignorance of the sport. Sure this play was somewhat petulant at first glance, but it’s not like he tried to specifically hit her in the face like you’re insinuating

Josh, people like you are the reason nobody wants to start liking soccer. Heaven forbid someone who doesn’t regularly watch it doesn’t know the intricacies of the sport. Soccer fans are like hipsters who don’t want anyone else to like their sport.

Spectators need to pay attention… at all times!!

Seriously?? “Decapitating a woman”?? Please!
If you want to criticize a soccer common action, please watch a game! It is like criticizing a basketball player for going into the stands to save the ball, or a football player for rolling over a coache’s ankle…. IT HAPPENS! There is absolutely no intention to hurt a fan, a reporter, a coach or a photographer.
If  you dont like soccer ( real football) it is because it is the least violent body-contact game besides baseball…the difference with baseball is that in a baseball game you can get drunk, pass out, wake up hanged over and still see the same score on the board so you can discuss it with your coworkers netx day.