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Russian hooligans warn England fans: be afraid
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Армия российских хулиганов. BBC.
At the 2016 European Championships, violent clashes between Russian and English supporters in Marseille put the spotlight on Russian hooliganism.
Russian hooligans injured over 100 English supporters, beating two into a coma.
It has raised serious concerns ahead of Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup.
In rare interviews with members of the Orel Butchers - who violently attacked English fans in Marseille - a world is revealed where brutal violence has become a mark of honour.
“When we are being good no one remembers us,” explained one practitioner in a mask. They loved giving the English, the so-called forefathers of hooliganism, a seeing-to. It used to be an honour to fight them, suggested Vassily the Killer, a cheerful bear with a manly beard and Putin moobs. Now he had nothing but disdain for the softness of England’s hooligans who reflect western culture declining “deep into the garbage bin”.
There seem to be no Queensberry rules. They high-mindedly draw the line at killing, but no one was asked if they know when it’s prudent to stop kicking a man’s head when he’s on the ground. A mixed martial arts expert with an American accent called Denis sounded like a dry civil servant as he fondly recalled Marseille. “If you can imagine a penalty kick, I shot a good penalty.”
