Comments on: Football Violence & Top 10 Worst Football Riots

By: R.Davies.

R.Davies. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:03:01 +0000

Bet cardiff City annoyed they are not worthy of a mention here!!

By: h.c.f.c casual

h.c.f.c casual — Sun, 24 May 2009 08:09:15 +0000

football hooligans are like minded men who like a dust up theres no two ways about it no matter how much phyciatrists like to converse other the matter ,no matter how much you like to blame your upbringing its just a normal thing.im not sorry to say ive had my experiences with my clubs casual ellement when i was a teenager and it was noones choice but my own im a working lad and i loved the lifestyle.its not beer bellied wankers having an off its like minded lads having a dust up cos they want to.no matter how froidian you get hooliganism isnt up bringing or the state of your nation its our culture.you only didnt get involved because you didnt have the bottle.its fuck all any way a 3 minute dust up and youve got a result.so please stop scrutinising the minority were normal every day blokes many extremely intelligent i may add having a day off

By: pete

pete — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:33:33 +0000

just to point something out about your report of the birmingham v leeds riot although it has been widely reported as the leeds riot it was actually birmingham that was ripping thier own seats out and attacking the police for well over an hour after the leeds fans had stopped doing anything.

By: Manutdlen

Manutdlen — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:33:33 +0000

wheres Manutd Vs Rome

By: Rosso

Rosso — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:18:06 +0000

At the game in Zurich, which was actually 2007, almost nothing happend. The heavy stuff was 2006 when FC Zurich secured the title in the 93rd minute at Basle and supportes from the home team stormed on the pitch.

By: Bobmagee

Bobmagee — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:46:19 +0000

I have to say that the Police at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome were a disgrace, they were all stationed on the Manchester United fans side of the glass, while Roma fans taunted in safety, United fans were being beaten to a pulp with police batons.

By: AlbanScot

AlbanScot — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:45:34 +0000

I think that, as the article states, the hooligans feed off the publicity and that the media should try wherever possible to ignore the behaviour of what is now a very small minority (at least within the ground). I’m not saying we should ignore it, just stop glamourising it and giving it airtime.

If and when it does happen on TV then they should either talk about it but not show the pictures, or zoom in on the individuals and use this as evidence in any prosecution.

I have experienced very poor policing in Italy twice. I cannot believe how they allow large groups to form and dominate them and how they indiscriminately hit anyone in a trouble zone. I also witnessed the bizarre spectacle at an international match of Italian fans rioting amongst themselves. I think it will take some serious effort to sort out their current problems.

By: Gene

Gene — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:26:23 +0000

The listing of the Ten Worst Football Riots is the usual Eurocentric garbage. I guess the 300 people killed in Lima in 1964 in the riot and panic during an Argentina-Peru qualifying match don’t make the list because they weren’t Europeans.

By: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Ruud van Nistelrooy — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:33:43 +0000

Well, not knowing much about football violence myself, I think this article is a valiant effort to undertake a daunting task, regardless of information accuracy.

By: Daniel Chung

Daniel Chung — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:22:24 +0000

@Michael
Well said. I think it’s a topic that can’t be explained in a single article or summarized in a top ten list type format. I think the author has good intentions of bringing this topic to light (not that it’s a topic that is forgotten or missed by many). It’s just too much with too little space in my opinion. With one exception, it also seems very Euro-centric when there have been riots and other disorderly situations that arise (Argentina seems to have some sort of incident on a weekly basis) around the world. I second some of the incidents that Michael pointed out such as the 2000 UEFA Cup final between Arsenal and Galatsaray that made a peaceful and tranquil Copenhagen into an all out war zone that looked more like something in Call of Duty 4.