IN a shocking new podcast former football hooligans boast about never getting beaten and eulogise about the thrill of ...

BBC Radio 5 Live’s gripping new six-part podcast, Gangster Presents: Hooligans, delves into the dark side of the beautiful ...

IN a shocking new podcast former football hooligans boast about never ... and just run into West Ham. "That was my first major fight and then it just grew from there.” But even for Al, what ...

The “English disease”, as football hooliganism is known, is flaring up again. As prime minister, Margaret Thatcher was troubled by football thuggery. She considered it a threat to British society as ...

We meet the men who found themselves drawn into a world of running battles and riots during the 1970s and 80s. For some, joining a firm and fighting gave them a new identity. For others, it was the ...

I was 15 and we played West Ham on the night time ... That was my first major fight, and it just grew from there.” The Gangster Presents: Hooligans boxset launches on BBC Sounds on Friday ...

“You’ve got two choices, you turn and run, or you stand and fight. Once you get involved, you’re expected to get involved ...

of West Ham and the Millwall Bushwackers — only heightened the feud. ‘Firms’ are groups of hooligans that associate themselves with football clubs and are intent on violence, typically ...

Former world champion boxer and lifelong passionate Everton fan, Tony Bellew, is exploring the dark side of football in a new ...