hooligan

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A football firm (also known as a hooligan firm) is a gang formed to fight with members supporters from other clubs.

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  1. noun A tough and aggressive or violent youth.

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  • And what kind of influence do you suppose that little hooligan is exerting on Jenny? —  Paradise Lost
  • It occurred to me that this girl might have suspicious contacts… She could have had a young hooligan-like lover and To your health Am I annoying you? —  Georges Simenon - Maigret - The Group at the Grand Café
  • A football firm (also known as a hooligan firm) is a gang formed to fight with members supporters from other clubs. —  Listal promoted
  • Red Star was fined Monday for unsportsmanlike conduct of fans and players who showed support for a hooligan, Uros Misic, whom a judge sentenced to 10 years in prison for a near-fatal assault on a plain-clothes policeman at a match last December. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • A day after the hooligan was sentenced, on September 20, Red Star players showed up for a first-league match wearing T-shirts demanding "justice for Uros Misic" and Delije posted a sign threatening the judge who delivered the verdict. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
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/ˈhulɪgən/
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