hooligan
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A key Olympic sponsorship by Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has sparked a row in Greece, where the tycoon is on trial in a hooligan violence case.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
Anke Wettengel, a schoolteacher, called such labels the equivalent of focusing on hooligan fans of a soccer team — not a reflection of normal supporters, like her.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The Dutch soccer federation had imposed a stadium ban on the hooligan but he managed to get in using a ticket bought by a friend.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
A known soccer hooligan was flagged on the database, his face and details flashing up on the lenses.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Even those of an adult persuasion who have called him a young hooligan have never combined the accusation with the word “lurk” or any of its derivatives.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
And on Tuesday the North Korean leader's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, demanded an apology over the incident from the "hooligans of the enemy state" responsible.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
And now their saint, their city’s one claim to fame, was being carried off by some hooligans from the heel of the Italian boot.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024
The Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, said a Belarusian man working for Russian intelligence had paid two Polish football hooligans to carry out the assault.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
He described that side of the family — including a great nephew named Yevgeny — as hooligans and bullies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The teachers call it “the troublesome bus,” because the kids are so bad a substitute driver once stopped in the middle of the route, shouted that we were all hooligans, and walked out.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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