[RayChuang88]

The ultra fans of soccer teams are especially dangerous in the Spanish La Liga and Italian Serie A, especially the way they abuse players from Africa.

England used to be really bad, but after the fan tragedies at Heysel in 1985 and Hillsborough in 1989, the police really cracked down hard on the hooligans and also forced a change in stadium configuration to discourage such activities. Today, the fan experience at Premier League stadiums are totally different than what it was before 1989.

[dfwgator]

Thatcher deserves a lot of credit for forcing the clubs to take measures to get rid of the hooligans.

But of course, as typical, many hated her for that, because of the fact that with the increased spending and ticket prices that came with the Premier League, it ceased to be the game of the “Working Class.”

[dfwgator]

I was really surprised that hooliganism was rampant in Holland, especially between Feyenoord Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam fans.

Freepers should be familiar with Feyenoord, if only for this: