Cocaine and kids: The new face of football hooliganism
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Every week thousands of fans criss-cross the country to support their football team, but among them are those who others wish would stay at home. A Times investigation has looked into the new generation of football hooligans.
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| 0:24.8 | As the pandemic receded, |
| 0:26.4 | the fans returned to the football stadiums. |
| 0:29.6 | And so did something else. |
| 0:32.0 | It was a disturbance outside a pub, hand-to-hand fighting, |
| 0:37.6 | furniture, tables, chairs through the windows of this pub. |
| 0:41.6 | Among the tens of thousands of supporters crossing the country every week |
| 0:45.6 | to attend games, |
| 0:47.4 | a sum who everyone else fervently wishes would stay at home. |
| 0:52.0 | What really concerned me was the age of a lot of the lad |
| 0:57.1 | that get involved with this, our young, |
| 0:59.3 | so many of these kids are, |
| 1:01.3 | and the fact that they are groomed to be the next generation of football hooligans. |
| 1:07.7 | You're listening to stories of our times and the times and the Sunday times. |
| 1:10.9 | I'm David Aronovich. |
| 1:12.3 | Today, who are the new football hooligans? |
| 1:22.1 | My name is Matt Lawton. |
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