Introduction
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Can you imagine a world without football?
Football is commonly known as favorite hobby of o many people. It is important topic and it affects in our life nowadays. This phenomenon is not fact of modern life that we live but there was from the past. The major research and theoretical perspectives on football hooliganism derive mainly from British work conducted since the late 1960s. Then after, the extents of football-related violence are influenced by different historical, social, economic, political and cultural factors in other European countries.
Football hooliganism refers to unruly, violent, and destructive behavior by overzealous supporters of association football clubs, including brawling, vandalism and intimidation. Football violence is also thought to reflect expressions of strong emotional ties to a football team, which may help to reinforce a supporter’s sense of identity. Conflict may take place before, during or after matches. Participants often select locations away from stadiums to avoid arrest by the police, but conflict can also erupt spontaneously inside the stadium or in the surrounding streets. In such cases, shop windows may be smashed, rubbish bins set on fire, and police cars may be overturned.