It seems that all I do is link to Spangly Princess, but that’s because her writing about the death of Lazio ultra Gabriele Sandri in Italy on Sunday and its aftermath surpasses anything I could do even if I lived in Italy as she does. Today she writes about attending Sandri’s funeral, and it’s a [...]
[singlepic=18,260,195,right]Gabriele Sandri, a well-known DJ from Rome and a Lazio supporter, was shot dead by the police this morning at a gas station in Badia al Pino, Arezzo. This followed an incident in which a group of Lazio ultras had attacked Juventus fans in their cars, the latter appealing for help from passing police; the [...]
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Yesterday, we took a look at Vojvodina Vozdovac fans in the Serbian Cup Final against the more well known Red Star. Today we take a peek at who they were up against — some of the most intense fans in Europe, as this greatest hits video shows. Please, for your own aural health, mute the [...]
You might well never have heard of Serbia’s Vojvodina Vozdovac, who surprisingly appeared in the first ever Serbian Cup final against Red Star this year. And they lost 2-0 to the much better known team.
Still, their 2000 fans — particularly the “Red Firm 1989″ group — had a hell of a day out, as this [...]
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Turkish stadiums are often turned into wild spectacles, as we’ve featured before, but this video takes the proverbial biscuit. I’m not sure when it happened, but if anyone knows more, leave a comment and let us know.
