Living in a European city with three rival soccer teams for my entire life, I feel I can say:
No. Sports is not where America's problem is. The US is absurdly evil and violent when it comes to pretty much anything else, but at sporting events you actually look restrained and pretty chill. You get a bit tipsy and maybe if you're feeling particularly rowdy someone throws a punch. This is not what the rest of the world means by violence.
