Over the weekend, the Paris-Saint Germain soccer team had a historic Champions League victory. In response, the people of Paris attempted to destroy their own city. I don’t get it, either — we’ll just call it “The Philadelphia Problem.”

According to The Guardian, celebrations of the win included flares, burnt-out cars and countless injuries alongside two deaths. Hundreds have already been arrested, and politicians are currently debating whether the soccer win was the cause of the violence or if people are so pissed off about the French government that this will just occasionally happen sometimes.

We’ll see how it ends — I’m not too well-read on history, but I assume there’s no precedent for France getting a little carried away with something!

Young men trying to loot a Footlocker store in Paris during yesterday’s riots.

The violence and unrest took place after PSG won the Champions League final in Munich pic.twitter.com/kxn2QCupJu

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Police have to hold back PSG fans as they try to rush the field after Champions League win.

At the final whistle, police lined up in front of the PSG end of Munich's Allianz Arena stadium, but struggled to contain the fans for several minutes when they came down from the stands… pic.twitter.com/gw1u1sGPHM

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BREAKING:

Rioters start fighting with the police in Paris for a second consecutive night as they try to force their way into the Parc des Princes stadium without tickets.

PSG supporters gather there tonight to celebrate winning the Champions League pic.twitter.com/SGCmULosY3

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Rioters attack a car with 2 young women in it during the PSG Champions League victory celebrations in Paris

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BREAKING:

Large groups of young men are attacking the French police for a second consecutive night in Paris after PSG won the Champions League final in Munich.

French teams can no longer win big tournaments without massive riots. Social cohesion is gone pic.twitter.com/foUrDwHLlz

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 1, 2025

Riots have been taking place in the streets of Paris for 2 consecutive days after PSG won the Champions League final in Munich

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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 1, 2025