Football hooliganism, also known as soccer hooliganism, [1] football rioting or soccer rioting, constitutes violence and other destructive behaviors perpetrated by spectators at association football events. [1] Football hooliganism typically involves conflict between pseudo-tribes, formed to intimidate and attack supporters of other teams. [2]

Ultras are a type of association football fans who are known for their fanatical support. The term originated in Italy, but is used worldwide to describe predominantly organised fans of association football teams.

2012年9月3日 · In looking at the effect of violence on the game, we take a look at the 10 most dangerous fan bases around the world. Poland is a country plagued by football hooliganism and thuggish fans....

2022年5月29日 · Soccer hooliganism was a scourge on British society during the 1970s and 1980s. During the 1980s, Great Britain’s Margaret Thatcher identified 3 profound ills that plagued her country: the IRA, striking miners, and football hooligans. Paradoxically, it …

After some 20 years of improved behaviour among English football fans, extreme scenes of rioting and hooliganism took place at Upton Park on 25 August 2009 during a Football League Cup second round tie between London rivals West Ham United and Millwall. The pitch was invaded several times during the game by West Ham fans and rioting in the ...

For the first time, the media implemented the term “football hooligan” to describe fans conducting violent behavior around football matches in England. Increased attention on hooliganism ultimately led to a proportionally higher report in the deviant acts compared to other news stories, blowing the problem out of proportion ( Stott, 2007 ).

2025年1月8日 · In northern Europe fan violence has acquired an increasingly subcultural dimension. At major tournaments, self-identifying hooligans sometimes can spend weeks pursuing their distinctive peers among opposing supporters to engage in violence; the most successful combatants earn status within the subcultural network of hooligan groups.

2018年2月1日 · These strands of football fan are commonly known as football hooligans, but what does that mean exactly? What is a football hooligan? A football hooligan is, essentially, a...

The study, published in Evolution & Human Behaviour, canvassed 465 Brazilian fans and known hooligans, finding that members of super-fan groups are not particularly dysfunctional outside of football, and that football-related violence is more of an isolated behaviour.

2016年6月14日 · Violence at England's Euro 2016 match with Russia in Marseille - in which more than 30 people were injured - has raised questions over how hooliganism can be prevented. What ideas are there and...