Give footballers a chance to shine !

The last couple of days have seen tragic events occur in the country;s capital and across the United Kingdom. The sheer thought of the riots prolonging even further brings a shudder to each citizen . Young men and women have vandalised public properties and shops resulting in a monumental expense to the taxpayer.However what can the government do to stem the tide of these outrageous attacks happening ? 

Theses despicable individuals often are bored and resort to these actions to "entertain themselves". They grow up idolising their sports superstar. A large number of footballers have had a hard upbringing . Rio Ferdinand, Luka Modric and Robson de Souza (Robinho) to name a few. They could be used by the English government as a catalyst to reach to these young people. 

Ferdinand had a good upbringing and was a happy child but he also had to learn to live without luxuries in low-income Peckham, a district of London where almost half the population are categorised as poor or borderline poor. Violent crime was a common occurrence in the area he lived. However, he largely avoided the darker sides of the neighbourhood.

Footballers receive a huge proportion of negative publicity. "The salaries are too high" ."They stagger out of nightclubs in the early hours of the morning/" "They're not respectable role models for children.'' These are a few of the negative comments which are associated with footballers. 

However they should be given a chance to turn this image around. Rio Ferdinand and others could make an appeal to stop these riots. He has done so in the past when appealing in a murder case, why can't he and others do the same now ? After all what are the chances of these misguided individuals listening to the individuals in the black suits of the FA ?