Hooliganism
Hooliganism
For you who don’t know what a hooligan is, i’m just shortly going to explain. A hooligan is a sports fan who uses violence in connection with sports games. Mostly they arrange these fights in advance, and then meet up at the desired location after the game. The locations are always a long way from the stadium, so it’s harder for the police to find them, and the fights can’t be connected with the football clubs, which could cost the clubs a fortune. They also dress in expensive clothing, so they can easily blend in with the rest of the people, when the police arrives and they need to escape. A group of hooligans is called a firm. Almost every club in the top European football leagues has one. Hooliganism can be found in many sports, but is mostly spread in football.
Some hooligans were asked why they do such things. And their simple answer was that they got an adrenaline kick out of it, it’s like their own type of drug. Some of them don’t even care about the football club, but have just picked a side and are there to fight.
When they fight, they have this code of honor, which says that they can only fight with their bare fists. Some of course don’t follow these rules, many have been shot down with guns, stabbed with knives and even smacked with big hammers.
In England, one of the toughest firms is of Millwall Fc. Even though they only play in the second best league, their fans are amongst the most feared in Europe. If you were to be driven to their stadium in a cab, the driver would set you off at least a kilometer from the stadium for his or her own safety. There are of course many more clubs with the same problem, some are West Ham, also from England, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce from Turkey and Lazio from Italy. The hooligans cost their clubs millions in fines every year. Some clubs have banned these firms from getting into the stadium, and some clubs have even banned all access for the away fans. It has worked a bit, but they still manage find a
For you who don’t know what a hooligan is, i’m just shortly going to explain. A hooligan is a sports fan who uses violence in connection with sports games. Mostly they arrange these fights in advance, and then meet up at the desired location after the game. The locations are always a long way from the stadium, so it’s harder for the police to find them, and the fights can’t be connected with the football clubs, which could cost the clubs a fortune. They also dress in expensive clothing, so they can easily blend in with the rest of the people, when the police arrives and they need to escape. A group of hooligans is called a firm. Almost every club in the top European football leagues has one. Hooliganism can be found in many sports, but is mostly spread in football.
Some hooligans were asked why they do such things. And their simple answer was that they got an adrenaline kick out of it, it’s like their own type of drug. Some of them don’t even care about the football club, but have just picked a side and are there to fight.
When they fight, they have this code of honor, which says that they can only fight with their bare fists. Some of course don’t follow these rules, many have been shot down with guns, stabbed with knives and even smacked with big hammers.
In England, one of the toughest firms is of Millwall Fc. Even though they only play in the second best league, their fans are amongst the most feared in Europe. If you were to be driven to their stadium in a cab, the driver would set you off at least a kilometer from the stadium for his or her own safety. There are of course many more clubs with the same problem, some are West Ham, also from England, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce from Turkey and Lazio from Italy. The hooligans cost their clubs millions in fines every year. Some clubs have banned these firms from getting into the stadium, and some clubs have even banned all access for the away fans. It has worked a bit, but they still manage find a