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Noel Gallagher admits to football hooligan past
Oasis man says he was part of a Man City ‘firm’
January 6, 2009

Noel Gallagher has said he used to hang around with members of some of Manchester City’s most notorious football hooligan firms before he signed a record deal.
The star, who was a regular on [...]

Football Violence and Hooliganism in Europe
Marsh, P., Fox, K., Carnibella, G., McCann, J. and Marsh, J. (1996) Football Violence in Europe. The Amsterdam Group.

Introduction
The report contains a review of research and theoretical approaches to football violence in Europe. The historical development of the problems in various countries is outlined. Specific attention is given [...]

Heysel Stadium Disaster
As Reported by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Heysel Stadium Disaster (often simplified to Heysel or the Heysel Disaster) refers to the deaths of 39 (and injury of some 600 more) people, mostly fans of Juventus F.C., before the 1985 European Cup Final held in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels.
Approximately an hour before the scheduled [...]

As reported by Ave-it.net
It’s the topic of debate up and down pubs and clubs across the land but who really is the world’s hardest footballer? There of course is no real definitive answer but here at ave-it we have trawled the archives to find our top 20 footballers who deservedly earned the [...]

30 Years of Hurt: A History of England’s Hooligan Army -    Cass Pennant, Andy Nicholls

This is the definitive history of England’s notorious Hooligan army. It offers a hard-hitting and unflinching look at why just the thought of English football fans abroad is enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine. It presents a remarkable insight [...]

As Defined by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Etymology
There are several theories about the origin of the word hooliganism. The Compact Oxford English Dictionary states that word may originate from the surname of a fictional rowdy Irish family in a music hall song of the 1890s.  Clarence Rooks, in his 1899 book, Hooligan Nights, claimed that the [...]

As defined by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lokomotive Leipzig fans before their team’s encounter with Dynamo Schwerin in the FDGB-Pokal in 1990
Football hooliganism is unruly and destructive behaviour — such as brawls, vandalism and intimidation — by association football club fans. Fights between supporters of rival teams may take place before or after football matches [...]

Casual (subculture)
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The casual subculture is a subsection of association football culture that is typified by football hooliganism and the wearing of expensive European designer clothing. The subculture originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s when many hooligans started wearing designer labels and expensive sportswear in order to [...]

As defined by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball. Association football is the most popular football variant worldwide, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world.

The game is played [...]