The culture of the soccer
in Britain is changing. Commentators
are now as likely to refer to the soulless atmosphere at soccer matches as they
are to violence and disorder. This does not mean that soccer hooliganism—as it
has been labeled for the past thirty years—has somehow disappeared. It is
main firstly on the rise in countries such as Holland and Italy, and especially in
the now united Germany where it has strong associations with the neo-Nazi
right. It is probably marginalized in countries like Scotland and more recently in
England, but public disorder around professional
has deep historical
roots in such heavily masculinized national cultures.