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The English flag, in particular, was prominent during the football hooliganism of the 1970s and 1980s, when soccer matches were marred by thuggish violence and racist abuse.
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Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Since 1985, drinking alcohol in view of the pitch has been banned in men’s professional football in England and Wales, a relic of moral panic amid rampant hooliganism.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
With hooliganism rife in English soccer throughout the 1980s and the events of Heysel still fresh in the memory, there were immediate attempts to assign blame on the Liverpool fans and defend policing at the match.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
In 2011, he was fined and banned from Romanian stadiums for six months after being accused of hooliganism and racist chants during a soccer match between Romania and Bosnia.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Since 1985, drinking alcohol in view of the pitch has been banned in men’s professional football in England and Wales, a relic of moral panic amid rampant hooliganism.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
With hooliganism rife in English soccer throughout the 1980s and the events of Heysel still fresh in the memory, there were immediate attempts to assign blame on the Liverpool fans and defend policing at the match.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
In 2011, he was fined and banned from Romanian stadiums for six months after being accused of hooliganism and racist chants during a soccer match between Romania and Bosnia.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Hooliganism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooliganism. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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