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] .

Hooligans of FC Berlin with masked faces during a match between FC Carl Zeiss Jena and FC Berlin in 1990. Hooligan firms (also known as football firms) are groups that participate in football hooliganism in European countries. For groups in Latin …

Feb 14, 2024 · After a period of relative calm, football violence appears to be making a comeback in Europe, writes Roland Benedikter. Drawing on a new book, he identifies a series of factors that explain this reemergence.

Jun 13, 2024 · A recent surge in violence around soccer games is contributing to alarm over security when Germany hosts the European Championship. Some 22,000 police officers will be on duty each day for the tournament in the largest deployment for the federal police.

2 days ago · LILLE, France (AP) — Dozens of Feyenoord fans banned from traveling to Lille for a Champions League game between the two clubs have been turned away or arrested at the border, French authorities said Wednesday.. The Prefecture du Nord, which represents the French state in the Lille region, said 86 fans of the Dutch team have been refused entry to France and that 30 have been arrested.

Feb 5, 1995 · Riots in Gothenburg at the 1992 European Championship almost matched the English in Malmo for the carnage caused. Fans at internationals known to shout "Deutschland hooligans".

Nov 28, 2018 · Who is a legitimate hooligan and who is a “scarfer”, a non-hooligan fan? Does wearing a Stone Island jacket, a brand popular with hooligans, make one a hooligan? What constitutes a victory in...

Jun 14, 2024 · British police say they are working with their German counterparts to ensure a “safe and trouble-free” Euro 2024 – European soccer’s international tournament which runs from June 14 to July 14 –...

Dec 12, 2023 · The police have also condemned "extreme violence from right-wing protesters" at a pro-Palestine march in November, which they said was carried out by a group made up "largely of football...

Jun 12, 2024 · German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the country has prepared for a range of problems, "from the threat of Islamist terrorism to hooligans and other violent criminals to cyber security."