Before the European Championship Group stage game between England and Russia the host city of Marseille experienced fan violence not seen at a major tournament since the 1998 World Cup, which was also hosted by France. The drunk English hooligans that were involved were an old ugly face, what was new about the violence was the involvement of what has been labelled by the media as a “a new brand of hooliganism.”
English and French hooligans played a big role in the events in Marseille, but it was a small group of about 150 Russian hooligans that were responsible for the …read more
Source: Newsweek
