RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIERS - Not another one!?

Yes peeps yet again the film industry cant help but glamourise the growing fascination that is Hoolignism. With film makers producing another film to be released in mid september of this year entitled, "RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIERS".

Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties. It is three decades of his life following him from football hooliganism, through to his burgeoning career as a bouncer, his involvement in the criminal aspects of the early 'rave' scene and subsequently to his rise to power as one of the most feared and respected criminals in the country.

from imdb (internet movie database)

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Media coverage of football hooliganism

Football hooliganism can be seen as something of an easy target' for the media. With journalists present at every match across the country, the chances of a story being missed are slim. TV cameras also mean that disturbances within stadiums are caught on video. Since the 1960s, in fact, journalists have been sent to football matches to report on crowd behaviour, rather than just the game.

The British tabloid press in particular have an enthusiastic' approach to the reporting of soccer violence, with sensationalist headlines such as "Smash These Thugs!", "Murder on a Soccer Train!" (Sun), "Mindless Morons" and "Savages! Animals!" (Daily Mirror).

Whilst open condemnation of hooligans is the norm across the media, it has been argued that this sensationalist style of reporting presents football violence as far more of a concern than it actually is, elevating it to a major social problem'. The problem of press sensationalism was recognised in the 1978 Report on Public Disorder and Sporting Events, carried out by the Sports Council and Social Science Research Council.

It observed that:

"It must be considered remarkable, given the problems of contemporary Britain, that football hooliganism has received so much attention from the Press. The events are certainly dramatic, and frightening for the bystander, but the outcome in terms of people arrested and convicted, people hurt, or property destroyed is negligible compared with the number of people potentially involved."

Furthermore, some critics argue that media coverage of hooliganism has actually contributed to the problem . More recently, the popular press has been criticised for it's pre-match reporting during the 1996 European Championships.

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Armchair hooligans get their chance

Hooligans on a video game, what is happening.


A computer game that gives players the chance to become the most notorious football hooligans in Europe looks set to be released later this year despite calls for it to be banned.

Hooligans has the backing of the software makers' industry body, which said people should remember that it was just a game intended to entertain.

Source: BBC

Hooligans on the NET!!!!!!!!!

Claims that soccer hooligans use the Internet to organise violence have been attacked by the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and other organisations, all of which claim the issue is being blown out of proportion by the media.

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More Panorama

After watching the whole documentary, here is a six minute clip on what actually happened on England travels to Germany.

Before watching this clip, i advise that there is alot of foul language and some racial slurs and remakes.



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