hooliganism

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Hooliganism was rife in English soccer throughout the 1980s, and there were immediate attempts to assign blame on the Liverpool fans and defend the policing operation.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Hooliganism, heavy-handed policing and event mismanagement are not unusual in Indonesia, where football is hugely popular and sparks fierce rivalries between fans of various clubs.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

Hooliganism also presented something of a career path through the ruins of the post-Soviet economy.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2018

Hooliganism is the charge that sent two members of punk band Pussy Riot to prison for two years for an impromptu protest at Moscow’s main cathedral in 2012.

From Time • Apr. 26, 2015

Hooliganism is merely an extreme type of a disease which in a milder form fastens upon the boys who are allowed unrestrained liberty.

From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Bray, Reginald Arthur