Loved by few, hated by many, feared by all - this is one of their mottos.
Who are we talking about?
Soccer hooligan gangs.
25.
Dynamo Zagreb, Croatia Its major hooligan firm called The Bad Blue
Boys belongs to the worst soccer thug groups in Europe.
They are also known for their vocal and physical intimidation at soccer matches.
The hard core of the group has hundreds of members who fight with any enemy firm but
their biggest rivals are hooligans of the Red Star Belgrade.
24.
Lazio Roma, Italy This highly organized gang called Irriducibili
is one of the most brutal in Italy.
Infamous for its fascist sentiments, this group even influences the transfer policy
of the team and sometimes meets face to face with poor performing players.
23.
Slask Wroclaw, Poland Polish hooligans are sometimes considered
the most violent in the world with gangs often making friendly alliances.
The battle of Wroclaw allied with Gdansk and Wisla Cracow against Gdynia, Poznan and Cracowia
Cracow in 2003 which turned out to be one of the biggest hooligan fights in history.
229 rowdies got arrested, one was killed.
22.
Galatasaray Istanbul, Turkey The most famous Turkish hooligans.
Their matches against their city rival Fenerbahce are among the most dangerous in the soccer
world.
Two years ago, the Galatasaray thugs even attacked the players of the other team.
21.
Millwall FC , England The soccer team is actually known only thanks
to its violent fans.
Their extreme rivalry with West Ham United has even inspired several movies, one of them
being The Green Street Hooligans with Elijah Wood.
Their motto: "Nobody likes us, we don´t care" is well known among many other soccer fans.
20.
Boca Juniors, Argentina Boca Juniors against River Plate is frequently
dubbed the biggest soccer game in the world.
It divides Argentina as much as Peronism does.
Tradition, honor, history and class are all ingredients that make it one of the most disputed
matches in club football, both on and off the pitch.
Apart from fighting against the rival fans, Boca´s supporters can also create an incredible
atmosphere at the stadium.
19.
Spartak Moscow, Russia One of the oldest firms in Russia is Spartak’s
Gladiators who were formed in 1996.
Their battle against St. Petersburg´s rowdies in 2005 was one of the greatest fights in
hooligan history with over 200 fighters on each side.
18.
Manchester United, England The oldest and most famous hooligan firm of
Manchester United is the Red Army.
Their activities, however, as well as the English hooliganism in general, have declined
since the late 1980´s when The Red Army was at its best.
17.
FC Barcelona, Spain Barcelona is one of the most popular soccer
teams worldwide with tens of millions fans all over the world.
But when it comes to hooligan firms, they also have some.
The most famous and feared is called Boixos Nois.
Some of its members have even been convicted for death threats, murders, illegal firearms
possession, extortion and drug trafficking 16.
Sparta Prague, Czech Republic The most successful Czech soccer team has
several hooligan gangs such as "Prague Boys", "Sparta Young", or "Falanga".
Their most hated enemy is the city rival Slavia Prague.
Usually, these matches have to be secured by hundreds of policemen.
15.
Panathinaikos Athens, Greece Balkan soccer fans are considered one of the
most fanatical and Greek rowdies are no exception.
The most feared of Panathinaikos´ soccer thug firms is "Gate 13".
The same group also supports the local basketball team.
14.
Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands There are many hooligan firms within this
famous Dutch club.
The most active is probably the gang called "F - side".
This group took part in another historical hooligan fight.
In 1997, the F - side rowdies met with Feyenoord hooligans on a freeway.
The fight was so severe that the witnesses said it was a miracle that just one man died
in it.
13.
Wisla Cracow, Poland Another Polish team whose rowdies you should
avoid at all costs.
Their fights against the hated city rival Cracowia Cracow are among the most violent
in Europe.
Unfortunately, they sometimes result even in death casualties.
12.
Glasgow Rangers, Scotland Rangers supporters are famous for their intense
rivalry with the city rival Celtic.
In 2008, their favorite team played the UEFA Cup final against St. Petersburg in Manchester
and almost 100 000 of the Rangers fans traveled with them.
There were huge clashes outside the stadium and on the inside, one Russian fan got stabbed.
11.
Dynamo Dresden, Germany There are not many well known hooligan firms
in the German soccer league but if there are some, Ultras Dynamo is definitely one of them.
The hard core of the group forms hundreds of active members who are menace to all other
German fan clubs.
10.
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 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.
9.
Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey 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. 8.
Red Star Belgrade, Serbia 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. 7.
West Ham United, England 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.
6.
St. Petersburg, Russia 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. 5.
FC Zurich, Switzerland 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.
4.
Universitario Lima, Peru 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.
3.
Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine 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.
2.
Juventus Torino, Italy 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.
1.
Ferencvaros, Hungary 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.
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