The UK may have been the breeding ground for football violence through the 70's and 80's with firms like Manchester United's Red Army, West Ham's Inter City Firm (ICF), Millwall's Bushwackers and Chelsea's Headhunters but the European's and South American's have taken the violence to new levels. Weapons such as knives, bats and even firearms have created a new culture of football hooliganism. Since the redevelopment of football grounds, CCTV and higher levels of policing at football matches in the UK, the number of arrests have fallen and most games pass without incident. But football hooliganism is alive and well in many countries, especially in places of high unemployment. |
