RIO DE JANEIRO — Soccer violence is killing about four people a year in Brazil, according to a sociologist’s study.

Mauricio Murad says deaths related to soccer games are also on the rise in the nation hosting the 2014 World Cup.
His data show 42 people were killed in connection to Brazilian soccer games in the last 10 years, behind only Argentina (49) and Italy (45).
But Murad says that in 2007-2008, Brazil had the most deaths — seven — while five were killed in Italy and four in Argentina.
Murad called Monday for Brazil to pass laws specifically targeting soccer violence.