Why Ultras Are So Important For Football

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the top they're clearly the

beating heart of Chinese people so he

called open out of Egypt party they're

also a source of controversy it all

should clip so we decided to break it

down once and for all what is an ultra

really like you she can do that will

show you much Paula Brock and what do

they do

we've all grown used to seems like this

out of Italy and Germany themed from

this to this in the MLS the glory of the

Balkans and all too often see them

portrayed as criminals for moments like

this but what are altars and what do

they do

originally used by the Gazzetta dello

sport to describe a group of supporters

in the 1960 all dirt roads or ultras are

one of the most broadly defined

subcultures in the world however the

term was only appropriated by an actual

fan group in 1959 with SAP toria's

ultras Tito coach Aaron and Torinos

booth has gone after since then fans

have reappeared of the name but given

the global reach of the game the term is

far from clearly defined Italian

interpretive foreign style spectatorship

and made their own something between the

South American Ballet Austin Brazilian

tour students and the British hooligans

thugs ultras groups were established

born to represent the distinct cultural

traditions from which they originated

taking inspiration from the time of

city-states in which autonomous cities

will defend their identity and their

interest against others

ultras value the defence of their

territory which is aphelion that has its

roots in historical age they are the

most phonetic importance between

represented a sort of program

contributing so what's happening on the

field you're like no feeling like you

have an ultra is constantly committed to

the club setting up for match shades and

social events during the week attending

training sessions and youth games and

showing up hours ahead of match day for

any last-minute preparation away matches

are especially important it's where one

proves their true commitment to the

group could plenum Raymond and there

were 20,000 people come to the game and

60,000 from from supporting and the

opportunity to show off your pride in

another territory this comes in the form

of choreography flag chant fan and

family the strongest expression of these

rituals are usually reserved for

anniversaries of the club legendary

players the fan groups themselves darby

rivalry games and finally big cut

matches

authors have always been characterized

by their rebellious nature i like the

british who support largely rides on

reacting to what's happening on the page

ultras make their own show beyond the

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organic or not one is connected

after October 9 final Philadelphia and

England aquata Community Fair somebody

the shining in 2011 drums plays

megaphone smoke bombs the opportunity to

freely express a collective idea and a

unity of devotion all contribute to this

atmosphere whenever possible

ultras will mark schools vide in the

cocktail making sure their presence is

well-known the group mentality is

essential to being an ultra librarian

friendship of the most confusing and

turbulent parts of ultras culture of

course there are Darby's between two

teams of the same city or town but the

motivation behind friendships can

distances between these relationships

can be truly remarkable

despite being rivals Genoa and Sampdoria

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connection of immigrants established in

the club livers visitors Delia

Olympiakos gate 7 and Spartak Moscow a

trio have a connection based on being

the dominant team in three Orthodox

Nations just as ultras took inspiration

from political protests the actions of

ultras groups have been influenced by

political ideologies ranging from a

veiled nationalist to anti-fascist for

example

Celtics Greenberger who forged

international links and friendships with

other anti-fascist altar groups across

Europe on political grounds as can be

seen with their friendship with German

side sank cowlings while on the contrary

latias irreducibility considered in

Livorno and after lanta among their

biggest rivals due to their political

stance lap tours ultras consider

themselves to be far-right while Livorno

and after lancer fans are left-wing in

recent decades the culture has become a

focal point for the movement against the

commercialization of sport and football

in particular big TV contracts have left

stadiums empty ticket prices are on the

rise and plays seem to live in a

different reality when loyalty is lost

and the chance of signing for a higher

wage bill wins over the chance of

acquiring legendary status amongst a

group of fans - ultras football at the

highest level often feels like a

sanitized bala built more for those in

the main stand and commercial sweep into

the most devoted fans behind

okay simultaneously authorities continue

to innovate new forms repression against

paranoia to modulus emotionally

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hands on pyro megaphones and drums bands

on standing room and away travel have

had little to no impact of instances on

Stadium violence today maneuvering the

minefield of stadium laws has become a

nightmare these laws have been

introduced under the guise of reducing

instances of violence at football but

have largely had the adverse effect of

killing the atmosphere at many grounds

the fringe elements of these groups who

seek out physical confrontation continue

to operate as security forces hopelessly

seek to curb it through football

specific legislation this is left fans

being criminalized suspicious that

states and correspondent football

Federation's would rather see them

vanishing in the game whatever your club

or political affiliation the threat of

ultras culture around the world is a

testament to this beautiful game at

times this passion can escalate into

violence but it's not an ultra problem

but a societal one an ultras groups

existence revolves around intense

coordinated support for their team

through vibrant displays during matches

making noise on the terraces and

highlighting publicising and further in

issues affecting their local territory

and in solidarity with other supportive

communities in Egypt the ultras of a

largely in Damelin has largely been

credible at a pivotal role in the

uprising of the Egyptian revolution

these are just a small number of the

incredible initiative is regularly

organized by nearly every options group

in the world like all groups

ultras are hard to stereotype and even

harder to define but one thing is for

sure they're not all criminals and when

it comes to football they remind us of a

pure game one in which you go out and

support your team regardless of the

names the back of the shirt

turning friends in the family and being

proud of where you come from