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Perhaps it also has something to do with soccer being such a global sport, and the dislike you get between fans of opposing teams from countries with historical difficulties. It doesn't surprise me much when the crowds in an England-Argentina match seethe with tension, given that they were at war only two decades ago. The media in general like to stoke up racial tensions to get their own point across, and that often breeds discontent and hatred of certain groups of people, which you'll see reflected in sports crowds as in any other crowd.
There's nothing wrong with putting the other team and supporters down, that's all part of the game, but a lot of people forget that it's a GAME and make it something far nastier instead.
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