A spate of recent violent incidents by football hooligans in Colombia has highlighted a new government approach to the problem - Copyright AFP SAUL LOEB A spate of ...

Disorderly behaviour has been common amongst football supporters since the birth of the sport, but it is only really since the 1960s that it began to be perceived as a serious problem. In the 1980s, ...

A new report says football hooliganism in the Western Balkans is closely linked to organised crime and drug dealing, especially in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hardcore fans of Serbia’s Partizan ...

This is a tale of two videos. In the first, the Timbers Army, the unofficial supporters group of the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division, are marching en masse into Seattle's Qwest Field for a ...

The timing could not have been worse for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Days before UK authorities had appeared set to lift a ban on their fans attending their Europa League game at Aston Villa, their derby ...

The Senegalese Football Federation denounced the sentencing of 18 Senegalese football fans in Morocco on charges of ...

Football hooliganism has no specific legal definition. The term was created by the media, the tabloid press in particular, in the mid-1960s. Since then, they have been extremely flexible and ...

It is a culture that has spawned books, films and documentaries, but what exactly is it? Goal takes a look at the phenomenon Football is a sport that has a global appeal and it plays a prominent role ...

The football season has restarted in Croatia and Serbia after coronavirus restrictions were eased in both countries - and hate speech from nationalist fans has made a comeback too. This post is also ...

There is a moment in Tony Bellew’s new podcast series charting the history of hooliganism where one former participant explains why technique is vital when landing an effective headbutt. “If you’re ...