MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ultra-nationalist and schooled in their country's historical grievances, Russian soccer hooligans see themselves as fighting the Kremlin's geopolitical battles in miniature when ...

MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. A huge banner held aloft by fans of Russia’s Spartak Moscow football club during a game on Saturday labeled BBC the ‘Blah Blah Channel’ for its documentary on hooliganism in ...

SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) – Soccer hooligans can expect swift police action if they try to make trouble at this summer’s World Cup finals in Russia where authorities are already putting strict ...

Vladimir Putin is so desperate for troops to bolster his attempted invasion of Ukraine he has been forced to turn to criminals, the homeless and football hooligans to be his 'expendable manpower'.

“‘Española,’ or ‘Hispaniola’ Battalion is a Russian volunteer battalion currently serving in Ukraine. Indeed, the military unit consists of hooligans or ‘ultras,’ football’s most fanatical supporters.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday he was not worried about hooliganism at next years Russia World Cup, amid growing fears the tournament could be blighted by fan violence. Speaking in ...