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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Sorry guys I should have stated that better, I meant on the National Team level.
On the club level it can be really bad and many teams in every league have their Ultra's that cause issues.
But on the National Team level, at international tournaments, you rarely see Italian National team fans causing major issues at these tournaments. However on a whole you can say that about most team's fans on the national team level, as they usually see to be more calm.
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Fair enough, violence and incidents at international events have become relatively non-existent compared to a couple decades ago. The imposition of strictly enforced travel bans has been a big step. There's still issues, and Italian fans are certainly involved in them (as well as others), but in general hooliganism has become a minor concern at international events.
Domestically I've never seen anything like what happens in Italy. Having been to matches in England, Italy and Spain I never felt any fear, or witnessed violence, until I set foot at a match in Italy. It was like being in a video of the early 80's violence that people point to when they want to condemn the British, except it was 2006. The ITalian authorities have taken steps, but to be honest I don't think they actually care to fully follow through. Violence at matches in most European nations is incredibly rare, the same can't be said in Italy.