Hooliganism

1975. The Vietnam War ended. General Franco died. Jaws was released. Margaret Thatcher took charge of the Conservatives. The UK voted to remain a member of the EU. And eight teams were relegated from Scotland's top flight.In a stroke, the "First Division" was stripped of its status as the country's…

Without Italia '90, there would have been no glitzy Premier League and the subsequent boom in English football that lasted three decades. And without a largely-forgotten friendly at Wembley 30 years ago this weekend, there would have been no Italia '90 in the sense of Paul Gascoigne and England changing…

Mob rule. A bonfire on the pitch. A two-hour riot, and the trophy withheld. Even by Old Firm standards, the 1909 Scottish Cup final was bedlam.The sides couldn't be separated in 90 minutes and remained deadlocked following a replay, after which all hell broke loose at Hampden Park.It was an…

The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has assured that it will not be continuing its Liga 1 and Liga 2 soccer leagues over the course of the COVID-19 outbreak, the association chief confirmed, casting off speculation of possibly organizing matches behind closed doors. During a recent teleconference with House of…

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