Paranoia on the Soccer Field

Every year in England, there is a soccer game in the city of London where two long-time rival teams face off. The seats at the stadium are always full and evenly split between the fans of the two teams. However, this highly anticipated game of soccer is often very dirty, filled with dangerous fouls and trash talk between the two teams. In fact, this particular game has gotten so out of control over recent years that referees have had to put in a restriction on these players in order to keep the game safe. The restriction that these players have is very simple: any player who commits a foul will be given the harshest punishment a soccer player can receive, a red card. The fear of a red card is common in most soccer players, because if you are given one, you are ejected from the game and your team has to play with one less player. On top of that, you are suspended for a at least one more game. The fear that is associated with red cards is amplified in this rivalry game because if you suffer a red card, your team will definitely lose. The game is set to start in 5 minutes, all 11 players from both teams stand in their positions nervously. After those nerve-racking 5 minutes, the referee finally blows his whistle and the game starts. All of the players on the field are afraid to make any contact with each other so they don't commit a foul. Very early in the game players start complaining to the ref. "He pushed me!" and "He tripped me!" they would scream.The players were so afraid of committing a foul that they would falsely accuse the other team of doing it.When the referee asked the players if they had actually fouled another player, they would reply with '"the pure in heart need no' (The Crucible 3.86) referees!" As the game continued, more and more accusations were being made, so the referee made the ultimate decision to cancel the game and he called it a 0-0 tie. The players and fans left the stadium very disappointment, because fear and paranoia had cost them the joy of playing or watching a rivalry game.