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The Enemy Of My Enemy

Chornomorets Odessa pyro
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The tram jerked round the corner and the colossal Olympic Stadium burst into view – a facility purposefully developed for the 2012 UEFA European Championship that The Economist estimated had cost the Ukrainian taxpayer an astonishing $13 billion. We hopped off the Soviet era tram just as a faint blast tapped our ear drums. Shrugging it off, we walked towards the front gates as another faint explosion rippled the air around us. More unusual was the comprehensive security force flanking the entrances – half the national guard seemed to have descended onto the Ukrainian National Stadium for a routine league Football match on a Sunday evening.

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On Bulgaria, Old & New

CSKA ultras
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The international breaks are usually moments in the Football calendar that bore the FBTG crew, partly because the fixtures are seldom particularly competitive, and partly because we’re not really patriotic folk. But the past 7 days have been interesting for a number of reasons. Sergio Ramos became the most-capped Spaniard to play for the national team EVER. Scotland emphatically got themselves back on track by firing 6 past San Marino. And another mouth-wateringly high score was overshadowed in Sofia, as members of the Continue reading →

Interview with an Indonesian Football Hooligan

Indonesian Football Hooligans
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Original name and club affiliation of speaker omitted for obvious reasons. When [Club] is written, it refers to the Football club the speaker supports. When [Rival Club 1 / 2] are written, it refers to the rival Football clubs of the fans of the speaker’s club.

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Indonesian Ultras

Palembang fans
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About last night.

12 goals. 2 choreos. 5 pyro shows. 3 fights. 1 pitch invasion.

Sriwijaya FC hosted Persegres Gresik United at the Stadion Bumi Sriwijaya while their home at the Stadion Gelora Sriwijaya is being renovated for the 2018 Asian games. A complete massacre. Persegres who had already been relegated before kick-off were beaten 10-2. But the high goal count was by no means the highlight Continue reading →

Angry Cops And Belgians

Lokeren train station
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A wall of aggression. A barrier of taxpayers’ money. One single channel holding 2,000 fans in complete anarchy. Glassware continued to rain down indiscriminately. A middle-aged woman behind me shook with fear. Two men burst through the crowd, one supporting the other, blood rolling down his face. It wasn’t a fight because it wasn’t fair. Our travelling support suffered greatly; it was more than humiliation Continue reading →