Essay On Hooliganism In Britain

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Write an article about the Hooliganism in Britain. The themes you’re going to include are; history, traditions, sports and society. Hooliganism in Britain
Hooliganism is a problem that mostly occurs in the UK along with the Baltic countries, this has to do with the history of football in Britain, as well as the rivalry that is between the Baltic countries.
The word, hooliganism, is defined as disruptive or unlawful behavior, such as rioting, bullying, or vandalism. Its first appearance is told to have been in London police-court reports as early as in 1894, where it was referred to a youth gang as the Hooligan Boys. The modern meaning of the word was introduced as late as in 1970 when violence and sports …show more content…

A wall collapsed upon him as the hooligans were rioting, and it had an awful ending, the Leeds fan would not take another step outside of the stadium, his name was Ian Hambridge.
Most of the hooliganism takes place whenever there’s a local derby between two of the bigger clubs in England, for instance if it was Arsenal against Tottenham there would surely be a lot of rioting before and after the game. The London derbies are the worst ones when it comes to hooliganism, as Andy Nicholls (former hooligan) explained it, whenever London derbies happened, you would not only meet the firm of the opposing team, but you would meet several other London club’s firms as well, and it would always turn into a massive riot.
Hooliganism is often combined with the traditional pub culture that they have in Britain, as many of the hooligans get drunk before the game and fight whilst under the influence of alcohol, the alcohol may be part of the reason why they do end up rioting, as people tend to do things when they’re drunk that they would not do

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