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5 facts about Brazil’s soccer hooligans

 

1. Problems typically unfold outside the stadiums.

There were two things out of the ordinary in the clashes between the organizadas of Atlético Paranaense and Vasco. The first is that people were imprisoned. The second is that the violence happened inside the stadiums. That’s rare. Clashes between fans are regularly scheduled on the internet and consummated in the streets.
Twenty-year-old Atlético Mineiro fan Lucas Batista Marcelino was shot and killed by two Cruzeiro fans, on a motorbike, in the east zone of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It happened in 2009, about 10km from where the clubs were playing.
Three years later, about a thousand fans from Palmeiras e Corinthians turned São Paulo’s north zone into their own Colosseum. The conflict took place at Inajar de Souza Avenue, 10km away from Pacaembu Stadium. Two men were shot.

2. Different sets of hooligans can team up.

There’s no cooperation between fans of local rivals, such as Corinthians and Palmeiras. But organizadas from different states make alliances that are pretty valuable in away games.
Palmeiras’ Mancha Verde, for instance, is friends with Vasco’s Força Jovem. São Paulo’s Independente has an alliance with Flamengo’s Jovem. There are also cases of discrepancies between two organizadas that have led to broken relations. Corinthians’ Gaviões da Fiel and Atlético Mineiro’s Galoucura used to be friends, but now can’t stand each other.
It sometimes ensures peace, but can also make some circumstances worse. Palmeiras’ organizada is even more of an enemy in the eyes of Flamengos because of their friendship with Vascos. The result of this can be seen in the Brazilian episode of “Football Factories,” a series of films about hooliganism. A bus bringing Palmeiras fans back to São Paulo is shot at on the road.

3. Players aren’t immune.

Palmeiras’ former midfielder João Vítor was shopping at the club’s store, on Turiassu street, near the team’s stadium, when he became involved in a fight with Mancha Verde members.
Vagner Love, one of Palmeira’s best strikers in the last ten years, was getting money out of an ATM, also in the vicinity of the club’s stadium, when he was beaten by organizados.
In Brazilian football, players are no safer than the fans in the stands. When the hooligans decide a footballer is not playing well, they forget about swearing and things get real.
This year, a group of criminals invaded Corinthian’s training field, and there were reports of aggression against employees. Mário Gobbi, the club’s president and a police delegate, said striker Guerrero was held by the neck by one of the hooligans.

4. It’s a super homophobic scene.

The squads of European hooligans have an inclination towards ultranationalism and neo-fascist ideologies, and discrimination typically runs rampant against black people and immigrants. There’s prejudice in Brazil as well, and the most common is homophobia.
There was a derby between Corinthians and São Paulo this year, where thousands of corintianos called goalkeeper Rogério Ceni a “fag.” São Paulo is often mocked as “a homosexual team” — as if this were some kind of offense.
Last year, Emerson, Corinthians’ Libertadores hero, with two goals in the final match against Boca Juniors, published a picture on Instagram where he was kissing a male friend. What in the beginning was an exceptional action against homophobia turned out to be a lamentable episode. After pressure from various members of Gaviões da Fiel, he retracted, said he hadn’t meant to offend, and publicly stated that he really prefers women.
Corinthians fans are not the only homophobes in Brazilian football, of course. Atlético Mineiros believe that a good way to offend Cruzeiros is by calling them “Mary.” São Paulo fans stopped singing player Rycharlison’s name because he was seen as gay. The player finally came out as homosexual in 2013.

5. They really like Carnaval.

São Paulo organizadas are also into carnival parades. The headquarters are usually located in the same place where drummers and sambistas rehearse for Carnaval every year. And they are very relevant. The Corinthians-related Gaviões da Fiel, for instance, won the city “special group” four times.
Palmeiras’ Mancha Verde never won a title, but is always on the first tier. As for São Paulo’s Dragões da Real, they have held a place in the Carnival parade “special group” for the past three years.
In 2012, a member of Império da Casa Verde broke into the jury’s space and tore apart some of the votes. Soon after, Gaviões da Field did the same. Corintianos continued the violence by kicking and moving the grids that separated the Sambódromo do Anhembi from the streets.
In 2012 and 2013, the three groups were in the same run — a cause of deep concern for police and authorities.

 

Football Hooligans

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Football Hooligans use unruly and destructive behavior to take away from their teams performance on the field. Like the sun itself, it is awesome as long as you personally stay far away from it.

Just The Facts

1. Hooligans are like Masturbation, publicly you say you hate it, but secretly you love it.
2. To the football hooligan the team's performance is secondary. Kicking ass comes first.
3. NFL fans would never become Hooligans as they might damage their $500 tailgating grill or their $50 cornhole gameboard.

Cracked on Football Hooligans

Okay, first of all we here at Cracked take a firm anti-murder policy. However, some violence is okay (as long as it doesn't involve us on the receiving end of a beat down). Football Hooligans are crazy. They are so committed to their teams and their local society that they are willing to destroy anyone who opposes them. This kind of devotion is sometimes called "nationalism" when applied to countries and sometimes called "celebrating an NBA championship" when applied to Detroit. The thing is that most football teams around the world weren't started by rich guys to make money, instead they were a social organization for members of an ethnic, economic, or religious group that served as the community focal point for that group. So when fans of the rich club run into fans of the poor club in Rio, they fight. When fans of the Catholic team run into fans of the Protestant team in Glasgow, they fight. Sometimes it stretches into the bounds of nationalism when Italian fans take time off from fighting each other to turn to fighting English fans. So the fights aren't really about the games... it's kind of like how to women the Super Bowl Party isn't about the game, right? However, hooligans don't spend the match hanging out in the kitchen discussing people they secretly hate. Instead Hooligans spend the match trying to find someone to beat up.

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Hooliganism's Purpose: A Sociological Perspective

As noted above, Hooliganism is sometimes an outstretch of socio-economic factors that lead hooligans to lash back at society in the only way this beaten-down caste can. Of course other times its just about beating the hell out of someone for fun.

"We came to watch football and kick ass, and frankly the football got boring"

Organized Hooliganism

Many clubs have organized hooligan organizations attached to the club. These groups are called "Firms" and while they're not official branches of the Football club, the owners of said football club realize it would be financial suicide (and possibly real suicide) to try to stop these groups association with the club. These firms sometimes actually schedule the fights with other groups. That's right, they call each other up and plan where and when to fight. It's basically schoolyard fights to the infinite power. There is even a code that says 1) no weapons unless weapons were previously agreed upon 2) Once an opponent is unconscious you quit beating them. Of course these rules are only followed when you're winning the fight, if you're losing its time to pull out the guns and knives.

Hooligans Are Everywhere

While many claim England created the Hooligan problem, today hooligans can be found everywhere. The biggest surprise is that these guys can afford to travel to follow their team. Below is a fight between Croatian and Serbian fans at a game held in Switzerland in an attempt to cut down on fan violence. I guess stadium attendants with Swiss Army Knives weren't enough to deter the violence. Even mini corkscrews don't scare these guys!

Read more: http://www.cracked.com/funny-2156-football-hooligans/#ixzz3Ks6VC9rs

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