Sports riot
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A sports riot is a riot that occurs during or after sporting events. Sports riots occur worldwide. Most riots are known to occur after the event is done, but some have been during the game. While asso
A rioter stands on a car during the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot
Football hooliganism
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Football hooliganism, also known as football rioting, constitutes violence and other destructive behaviors perpetrated by spectators at association football events. Football hooliganism typically invo
Sports riot
…or after sporting events. Sports riots occur worldwide. Most riots are known to occur after the event is done, but some have been during the game (see football hooliganism). While association football is one of the more well-known triggers for riots, other sports which have triggered riots include ice hockey and motorcycle…
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig fans before their team's encounter with SG Dynamo Schwerin in the East German FDGB-Pokal in 1990.
Tottenham Hotspur fans rioting following their defeat in a match against Feyenoord in 1972.
PSG Ultras before a game, using flares and tifos to generate the intended atmosphere.
Czech police suited up in riot gear in preparation for post-match disorder in Brno, April 2008