A supporter of local football clube Goias Esporte ... Santos became known among fellow hooligans as one who would never run ...

In the 1970s and 80s, football hooliganism cast a shadow over British football. Tony Bellew meets some of those who were drawn into a world of fighting and firms. Show more What turns a fan into a ...

If somebody wanted to fight me, I'd fight them Not that many ... I would have said 'I want to join a football gang and I want to be a football hooligan.' It was my life.” ...

The "ringleader" of a violent brawl that saw football fans throwing chairs and glasses at each other is a cage fighter and drug dealer ...

At the extreme end of that are firms and groups of hooligans that set out to intimidate opposing fans, often leading to disorder and fighting. Many of the firms go to the football games with the ...

International Review of Modern Sociology, Vol. 32, No. 2, Special Issue (Autumn 2006), pp. 257-275 (19 pages) The study of football hooliganism, now recognized as a global phenomenon, has been ...

Tony Bellew uncovers the dark side of football hooliganism. When bloody battles and rivalries, spilled from the terraces onto the streets, told by those who lived it. Tony Bellew uncovers the ...

For some, joining a firm and fighting gave them a new identity ... and for Chelsea fan Mark Alleway, being a football hooligan became an addiction. But not everyone was signing up.