Fan killed with brick, nurse kicked unconscious & cops hunted with pool cues…inside football’s terrifying hooligan firms
IN a shocking new podcast former football hooligans boast about never getting beaten and eulogise about the thrill of ...
‘There was blood everywhere’ – Inside Kenilworth Road riot, where ‘freelance’ hooligans turned Luton into war zone
IT WAS one of English football’s bleakest nights and one of its most significant occasions. The Kenilworth Road riot — before, during and after an FA Cup quarter- final between Luton Town and ...
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British football hooligans are on the offensive once again
The “English disease”, as football hooliganism is known, is flaring up again. As prime minister, Margaret Thatcher was ...
Tony Bellew explores the rise and fall of football hooliganism in new 5 Live podcast
BBC Radio 5 Live’s gripping new six-part podcast, Gangster Presents: Hooligans, delves into the dark side of the beautiful ...
Hooligans 1. A Different Ball Game
In the 1970's and 80's, football hooliganism cast a shadow over British football. Tony Bellew meets some of those who were ...
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Fan killed with brick, nurse kicked unconscious & cops hunted with pool cues…inside football’s terrifying hooligan firms
West Ham fan Bill Gardner ... Remarkably, Bill doesn’t consider himself to be a ‘hooligan’. He argues: “A hooligan is somebody who smashes things up and breaks things.