10 MEEST GEVREESDE HOOLIGAN TEAMS

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Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Flamengo is the most popular soccer team in Brazil with about 40 million fans all over the country. Their matches against their biggest rival Fluminense are huge events for the fans. In 1963, their match was watched by an incredible 195 000 spectators – the greatest number in soccer history. Flamengo´s most famous hooligan gang is called Torcida Jovem-Fla.

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Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey

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Another Istanbul team that is known for their rough and thuggish fan base. Their rivalry matches against Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are among the most brutal hooligan clashes.

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Red Star Belgrade, Serbia

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Supporters of this team have one of the most fearsome reputations in Europe. There are several hooligan firms within the Red Star including Belgrade Boys and Zulu Warriors.

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West Ham United, England

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One of the team where hooliganism actually originated. The Inter City Firm is widely regarded as the first properly organized hooligan group ever. Their fights with Millwall supporters became notorious.

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St. Petersburg, Russia

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Along with the fans of the Moscow teams CSKA and Spartak, the most violent soccer fans in Russia. The main hooligan group of St. Petersburg has seemingly innocent name Music Hall but their members are enormous brawlers.

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FC Zurich, Switzerland

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Even Switzerland, the little elegant country has some hooligan issues. There are two irreconcilable rivals in the capital city – FC Zurich and Grasshoppers Zurich , whose matches are the so called “high risk games” requiring increased police presence in and around the stadium.

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Universitario Lima, Peru

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This team´s hooligans are the most violent in Peru and some of the most fearsome in whole South America. During Universitario´s matches, several away fans have been killed.

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Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine

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Ukraine´s soccer clubs have been also facing significant hooliganism-related problems. Shakhtar is one of the most popular Ukraine´s team but its rowdies are no less famous. Firms like Weekend Team, The Club or Ultras 18 are feared by all other teams´ fans.

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Juventus Torino, Italy

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One of the most successful Italian soccer team has many fan, ultra and hooligan groups. A fan group called Drughi, for example, used to have over 10 000 members. As for the hooligan firms of Juventus, the Vikings are one of the most active.

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Ferencvaros, Hungary

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This soccer hooligan gang is among the most violent in Eastern Europe. Their most hated enemies are the supporters of the rival city club Ujpest. Massive clashes of soccer thugs armed with baseball bats, chains or tasers are quite common before and after, sometimes even during these rivalry matches.