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Football hooliganism in Poland

May 8th, 2012 by Pawel Koziol
Pawel Koziol
Wroclaw, Poland, Europe
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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A man holds a team scarf aloft bare chested during a protest.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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There are clashes with police because fans are also involved in many far-right demonstrations.
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There are clashes with police because fans are also involved in many far-right demonstrations.
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There are clashes with police because fans are also involved in many far-right demonstrations.
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A fan dressed in green holds a flare. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Local fans hold red flares in public. Many Polish football clubs have hooligan firms associated with them, and Polish hooligans have a reputation for being extremely violent.
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Football hooliganism in Poland first developed as a recognised phenomenon in the 1970s, and has continued since then with numerous recognised hooligan firms and large-scale fights. It is a faction of the EURO 2012, police will be up against.

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