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Recent Examples of hooliganism
Some local officials worried that soccer hooliganism would descend upon Orlando.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2026
The dark side of fandom Spectator hooliganism is the unfortunate byproduct of the traditional rivalries between football clubs and their fans, and the high emotional temperatures during matches.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 June 2026
They were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and sentenced to two years in prison.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
The checkered reputation of fan behavior dates to the days of England’s worst episodes of hooliganism in the 1970s and 80s.
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ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2026
The dark side of fandom Spectator hooliganism is the unfortunate byproduct of the traditional rivalries between football clubs and their fans, and the high emotional temperatures during matches.
—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 June 2026
They were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and sentenced to two years in prison.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
The checkered reputation of fan behavior dates to the days of England’s worst episodes of hooliganism in the 1970s and 80s.
—
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooliganism
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In June 1986, Tony Spilotro was set to face a new trial on a racketeering charge connected to the Hole in the Wall Gang and its burglaries.
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In 2015, an FBI/IRS investigation resulted in the arrests of high-level FIFA officials and associates for wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering.
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Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry.
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In that context, the language of immigrant criminality becomes part of the rationale for detention rules, enforcement surges and legal changes that treat noncitizens as a standing public safety risk.
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Police sources say no criminality is suspected.
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Alite faces multiple counts of extortion, corporate misconduct, loansharking and terroristic threats.
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Councilman John Alite, 63, of Englishtown, was arrested on Friday and charged with multiple counts of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury and terroristic threats, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's office.
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That clashed with the law that established the FTC in 1914, when Congress said commissioners could only be removed for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
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This kind of work, exposing malfeasance and structural corruption, has historically led to a multitude of risks for journalists.
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My job is to report in a timely manner on crime, mass shootings, war coverage, domestic and international affairs, pop culture and more.
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Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
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Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry.
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“Hooliganism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooliganism. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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