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The origin of the ultras movement is disputed, [12] with many supporters groups from various countries making claims solely on the basis of their dates of foundation. The level of dispute and confusion is aided by a contemporary tendency (mainly in Europe) to categorise all groups of overtly fanatical supporters as ultras.
Initially confused by their new support, the team quickly accepted their new ultras group, who called themselves The Ultras Lebowski. [ 4 ] In the summer of 2010, following the financial collapse of their beloved club, the former AC Lebowski ultras founded their own club which they called Centro Storico Lebowski , named in honor of the Piazza D ...
In the next four years they fought with Drughi, who became the leading group [citation needed] in La Curva Scirea of the Stadio Delle Alpi, [b] with the result that Drughi hung their banner in the middle of La Curva Scirea while the Fighters had to put theirs to the right. [3] The Caval d'Brons in Piazza San Carlo, the meeting point for ...
The Fossa dei Leoni (FDL transl. Lions' Den) was an association of ultras supporters of Italian professional football club Associazione Calcio Milan.Established in 1968, it was the second ultras group to form in Italy, after Commandos Tigre (also supporters of AC Milan) in 1967.
Leaders of the ultras, with links to members of Italy's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia, run ticket scams and protection rackets on drink stands and car parks around the city's San Siro stadium, which ...
Lazio ultras' strongest friendship is with the ultras of Inter. This friendship was born around the mid-1980s and has grown stronger in recent years with the 1997–98 UEFA Cup final in Paris and the infamous 2001–02 Serie A season decider on 5 May 2002 at the Stadio Olimpico , when many fans of Lazio supported Inter, their opposition, hoping ...
Forget Italy’s most famous active volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompei in 79 AD. The most dangerous volcanic threat in Italy right now is one you’ve probably never heard of: Campi ...
Many ultras groups, to maintain their independence and raise money, run their own shops selling supporter merchandise, most commonly clothing such as supporter scarves, and sometimes in collaboration with the club match tickets. Hooligan firms are largely restricted to a secretive sub-culture, due to the illegal nature of their activity. As ...