Inside Europe: Rampaging Russian Hooligans by DW English

At the Euro 2016 football championships, brawling hooligans have been threatening to divert attention away from the goals and games. There have been particularly violent clashes between Russian and English fans. The violence has drawn attention to Russia's highly organized and secretive football hooligan groups, which are known as 'firms'. To learn more about them Helen Seeney spoke to Svetlana Stephenson, the author of a book called Gangs of Russia. And first asked her if these football hooligans were part of bigger criminal gangs or a separate phenomenon.
Gangs of Russia is published by Cornell University Press.
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