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What are football ultras?

• piltdownman 1y ago
  Somewhere between dedicated fans of (often working class) European Football teams and paramilitary organisations. Green Street starring Elijah Wood is a film accessible to overseas audiences detailing the cultural phenomenon n the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultras https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultras In Europe however, Italy in particular, organised crime is embedded in the structure - e.g. Gennaro Di Tommaso aka "The C0rpse", the leader of Napoli's ultras whose approval is needed before a match can take place https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/curva-nostra-mob-infiltration-soccer-ultras-spreads-across-italy-2024-12-18/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/curva-nostra-mob-infilt...
• BaseBaal 1y ago
  Extremely fanatic soccer "fans", aka hooligans. Basically just an excuse to be antisocial.
• SSLy 1y ago
  the mob that pretends to be the core fans.