Read this article from The Guardian.
It's a somewhat panicked take on the state of the football hooligan in Great Britain, but it does touch a bit on the actual hooligans themselves and why they do what they do. The interesting thing about the article is how almost all of the violence surrounding "football hooligans" takes place well away from football grounds these days. The stepped up police presence and intelligence initiatives along with technology such as CCTV has led rival fan groups to arrange fights in remote areas well before and/or after an actual match. The article also touches on the use of technology by hooligan groups to arrange said fights and exchange intelligence about the police.
Oh, and there's quite a bit about cocaine too. Apparently that's the thing now. What happened to booze?
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