Tag: football hooligans

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2022 - 10:56 UTC

  Echoes from Qatar World Cup: hooligans replace English flag by an Argentine Malvinas-claim

  

  Argentine fans and followers of the national football team participating in the World Cup 2022, in Qatar were involved in a hooligan incident which demanded the intervention of local law enforcement officers after the English flag was forcibly replaced by an Argentine Malvinas-claim colors.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:13 UTC

  Hooligan involved in pepper spray attack at Argentina's super derby is remorseful

  

  A long time identified hooligan supporter of Argentina's Boca Juniors, Adrian 'El Panadero' (the baker) Napolitano has admitted carrying out the pepper spray attack on River Plate players during last Thursday's super derby for the Libertadores Cup while arguing he did not realize the damage the assault would cause.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:13 UTC

  British fans travelling to the Cup in Brazil warned about 'Argentine gangs'

  

  If the recent protests and demonstrations across Brazil prior to the World Cup are any indication of the domestic and public violence that is expected to happen, fans, of all nationalities must be cautious, as the Brazilian military police has warned.

• Thursday, April 17th 2014 - 08:09 UTC

  Argentina court prevents supplying Brazil with football hooligans intelligence

  

  Notorious Argentine “barras bravas” football hooligans can travel to the World Cup without intelligence being passed on beforehand to hosts Brazil, a court has ruled. The court in Buenos Aires said that the Argentine government is not allowed to tell another country personal information about its citizens, a lawyer for the United Argentine Fans (HUA) supporters' group said on Wednesday.