There has been violence and rioting at football games in England since the 19th Centuary, Tottenham Hotspurs were banned from playing at home for a number of games. In the 1960's it got worse and peaked in the 1970s and 1980's. Trouble at football matches is not confined to English clubs (there's plenty of trouble in Europe especially in Holland, Germany and Italy); as a generalisation the English 'fans' are the only one's who go abroad with the national or local teams.

There is also much evidence to suggest that a lot of the trouble between 'fans' outside the football grounds in England are not random events but organised 'challange matches'.

Darren