A former Bradford City hooligan thought he was going to be killed by a firm he says 'you probably haven't heard about'. During the 1980s and beyond, when hooliganism and violence was rife in English ...

A spate of recent violent incidents by football hooligans in Colombia has highlighted a new government approach to the problem - Copyright AFP SAUL LOEB A spate of ...

A new report says football hooliganism in the Western Balkans is closely linked to organised crime and drug dealing, especially in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hardcore fans of Serbia’s Partizan ...

England fans are "guaranteed" to be targets for Russian football hooligans if they travel to the 2018 World Cup, which will be turned into a "festival of violence" according to the thugs responsible ...

A former Premier League hardman has opened up on his time as a football hooligan having enjoyed a career in England's top ...

The timing could not have been worse for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Days before UK authorities had appeared set to lift a ban on their fans attending their Europa League game at Aston Villa, their derby ...

It is a culture that has spawned books, films and documentaries, but what exactly is it? Goal takes a look at the phenomenon Football is a sport that has a global appeal and it plays a prominent role ...

MOSCOW (AP) A Russian lawmaker has proposed an unorthodox solution to the country's problems with soccer hooliganism ahead of next year's World Cup - legalize it and make it a spectator sport.

“Ultra-violent” and “ultra-rapid.” That’s how a French prosecutor described the hardcore Russian hooligans identified as being behind much of the violence at the Euro 2016 football championships. They ...

Did you realise Jeff Winter, the former Premier League referee, had an entirely different hobby before he became the figure of authority who would clock up hundreds of games over a 25-year career with ...

Johnny Rotten revelled in his days as a football hooligan. The Sex Pistols frontman and die-hard Arsenal supporter - whose real name is John Lydon - has claimed the police were "murderous" when ...