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football hooligan

noun

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  1. A violent football (soccer) fan who routinely fights with supporters of opposing teams…

    A violent football (soccer) fan who routinely fights with supporters of opposing teams and/or with police, often the member of a firm.

    • All of these factors have probably had their effect, though directly addressing the deeper, social causes of football hooligan behaviour has not been a major focus in the shaping of the current version of the sport in England.
    • I wasn't a football hooligan but I knew a lot of people and I knew a lot of football hooligans, and I got on with a lot of them.

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