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Originally Posted by Thor
Besides the ultras there is a long tradition of gangs using these games to attack each other in many countries. Often a lot of the violence comes from poor areas that turn local football matches into mayhem.
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I just watched another great youtube doc on the Rangers/Celtics rivalry. It was about far more than soccer and was actually a front for gangs. The Rangers fans will still sing songs about the "Billy Boys", which was a violent gang from the 1930s that was engaged in sectarian violence against Irish immigrants.