sentences:  Over a match-day weekend, it is likely that both teams will socialise before (and after) the match, which has led to close friendships, friendly rivalries, maybe more.This community-ethos and friendliness of the league is an important factor in its success, although in recent times a very definite competitive edge has started to appear.In the middle of the 1990s a number of gay football clubs were forming across the United Kingdom, primarily to offer LGBT people in their local region the opportunity to play football in a welcoming and friendly environment.