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iandhr

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3. I went to Hamburg, Germany when I studied aboard.

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 05:48 PM

Apr 2014

My hostel had a bunch of British soccer loons (Fulham) who sold me their extra ticket to a match against a Spanish club for the Europa Cup final.

At the stadium it looked like Hamburg dispatched half it's police force to provide security for the game. There weren't any incidents with these guys even though the drinking started 9 hours before the game. I had the good sense not to try and keep up with them.

One of my English companions admitted that main land Europe doesn't like British fans because their hooliganism is at a hole different level.

Paris Saint-Germain is a team that is know for having support on the right. I thought it would be those fans to due the Nazi salute.

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heh... Something similar came to my mind too. penultimate Apr 2014 #6

I went to Hamburg, Germany when I studied aboard. iandhr Apr 2014 #3

The Idiocracy is growing and it ain't pretty. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #4

This seems to be a lot more complicated than the article makes clear starroute Apr 2014 #5

plus this classic: Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #9

Can't imagine why they'd be looking for each other. dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #7

Enjoy the loss and the flight home, blues! Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #8

And all of the brave British servicemen and servicewomen who died fighting the Third Reich The Stranger Apr 2014 #10

Their grandparents generation... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2014 #11

It's more mind-boggling to see the profileration of neo-nazism in Slavic countries. Chakab Apr 2014 #12

Disco sucks! Disco sucks! AngryAmish Apr 2014 #13

Just a bunch of pompous, badly dressed, poverty stricken, sexually repressed football hooligans. Lars28 Apr 2014 #14

Oh, how I do love that line! VWolf Apr 2014 #16

But because no guns were involved it looks like nobody got killed Botany Apr 2014 #15

I guess British hooligans like to get thrown out of every country they visit. Beacool Apr 2014 #17

Doubt it. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #18

My point is that if they start acting up in Brazil, they will get in real trouble. Beacool Apr 2014 #19

We flew out of Paris on Tuesday tavernier Apr 2014 #20

As a Brit and a Chelsea fan I hope they hang them all... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #21