Football hooliganism is a dirty phrase in England. Say it and people will think of the 80s – the dark old days. Today, those terraces look very different. But the stories – of organised fights, of pub brawls, of banning orders – haven’t gone away.We see them everywhere on our social media timelines: a steady stream of violence swallowed by smartphones and regurgitated for hungry eyes online. This series digs deeper – beyond the stereotypes and tabloid headlines – to understand this violent subculture and why it’s forced its way back into our society in 2024.Embedded...
A WhatsApp group for football banter started as an escape from the real world. But it soon became a command centre for Britain’s culture war…
Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Legacy.
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Published 10/15/24
A young man in Sheffield attacks a rival supporter with irreversible consequences... But his story isn’t an anomaly. It’s a blueprint.
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Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak,...
Published 10/08/24