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The Disturbing Rise of Football Fight Clubs:
How hooligans are secretly meeting up in the woods to have bare-knuckle brawls with opposition fans - and it's only going to get more brutal AP 20 DEC 2024 ![]() Dressed all in black and hiding their faces beneath balaclavas, the huddle of young men with their fists raised and arms crossed look more like gangsters than football fans. Next to this frightening photo, posted on Facebook, is a caption that seems incoherent: Manchester United vs FC Twente, 40x40 fair fight, win Manchester United, Twente run. For modern hooligans, though, the meaning is clear. This is just one example of the football fight clubs that have exploded across Europe in recent years, with bare-knuckle brawls between rival fans planned in advance and sickeningly glorified on social media. These fights take place away from football stadiums, often in deserted areas such as forests or wasteland where there is a slim chance of police finding out. Details of time, date and location and even rules about what, if any, weapons can be used are agreed by hooligan leaders on encrypted messaging apps. Afterwards pictures of the opposing teams with details of how many were on each side and match reports of who won are posted on social media pages with names such as Hooligans TV and Hooligans.CZ. ![]() Think hooliganism is in English footballs' past? ....Violent carnage I saw in Berlin suggests otherwise For years, this sort of fight culture has been popular in Poland, the Netherlands, France and Scandinavia. But there had been little to suggest it was happening much in England until this season. On Wednesday, ten Manchester United fans were arrested in a series of dawn raids following a fight with supporters of the Dutch team Twente before the clubs European match in September. The brawl took place in Salford, in an area of wasteland around four miles from Old Trafford. Photographs showed dozens of alleged fighters gathering before the game. While many posts claimed it had been a fair fight another, apparently from a Twente fan, claimed that the English side was larger than the number agreed. ![]() An expert told the Mail that pre-arranged fights between football fans are common in Eastern and southern Europe - but rare in this country. Pictured: An Arsenal Tula fan in Russia The fight then erupted again when Dutch supporters were allegedly followed to a nearby pub and terrified staff members called the police. THUGS and Football; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhlSIAaYXto .
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