Carlton Leach started out life as one of West Ham United's Inter City Firm Hooligans in the 80's. As the rave scene took hold in the 90's Carlton became a doorman and involved in the drugs trade. This led to him becoming an enforcer for...
Month: November 2019
Turkey is home to some of the world's most fanatical supporters. There culture is so strongly based on honour that people are prepared to kill to defend it. 80% of.
Russia has a fearsome reputation for football violence. The main hooligan firms belong to Cska Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg. For many years the Russian military ruled football.
Football violence exploded in Poland in the 1990's. The collapse of communism brought a failing economy and rising unemployment which made young men angry as they became disillusioned with life. This situation created an increase in the size of hooligan firms. Young men were looking...
Italian ultras are world famous for there passionate visual and vocal displays that they put on at football matches. The ultras organise choreography's involving banners, flares, smoke effects and fireworks.
England has the biggest following of supporters in the world, whether it be the national side who regularly take 100,000 fans to major tournaments or club sides in European competition..
Holland is one of the most tolerant and liberal countries in the world but has some of the most violent football hooligans. It all started back in the 1970's where one of the earliest confrontations happened when Spurs met Feyenoord in the UEFA Cup. Ever...
The Balkan section of this site will look into the hooligan elements of Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece. These countries are rife with extreme violence that is not usually associated.
Roma Hooligans Roma Ultras occupy the Curva Sud side of the Olympico Stadium. The Eternal City has been dubbed "Stab City" by the British media after the high number of Stabbings.
Lazio Hooligans Irriducibili Lazio's firm are called Irriducibili and they control the Curva Nord end of the Stadio Olympico. Lazio's followers have long been associated with far right politics and a wide range of banners are often unveiled on the Curva Nord end of the ground....