However, Pearson says it would also be unwise to completely dismiss the role of football hooliganism in modern British politics. “We do need to acknowledge that there is a loose-knit casual ...

By the start of the 1980s a new image for the football hooligan had appeared. The football casual was born; he wore designer labels like Burberry, Pringle and Lacoste, jeans and training shoes.

Football hooligans don’t have to be gammons, ignorant or ignored. And Britain doesn’t have to be full of Nimbys, benefits porn or us v them. Britain can be whatever we make it. The stage version of ...

Football hooliganism a culture that has spawned books, ... The term 'casuals' is also used after a subculture emerged in the 1980s where gangs wore plain or designer clothes rather than club colours.

It was the clothes of the casuals that first caught the attention of a 17-year-old Khan growing up in Leicester in 1983. ... “I used to be a football hooligan. It wasn’t to big me up.

Organised hooligan gangs have attached themselves to two-thirds of Scotland's senior clubs, say Police Scotland. And only seven of the 42 SPFL clubs are categorised as having no risk supporters. A ...

In 2010, Khan wrote his autobiography called Memoirs of An Asian Football Casual, which recalls his violent past as a football hooligan. A reformed man, his life has been turned into a play ...

The history and context of football violence, alongside Riaz’ and other hooligans’ experience is being explored in podcast The English Disease, put together by West Ham fan and writer Sam Diss.

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan (2012). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.