In conflict, as with sport, some folks favour one side, some the other. Each side mostly seek out the bad in the oposing team/side, not the good. In team sports, and with conflict, it is often difficult to divorce oneself from objectively viewing the favoued team/side. In this situation, those not favouring either side are viewed suspiciously by both sides. Unlike in conflict, few people, participants or spectators, die in sport.