Ultras are often compared to punks, Hell's Angels, hooligans or the
South American Barras Bravas. But in truth, they are a thoroughly
Italian phenomenon... From the author of The Dark Heart of Italy,
Blood on the Altar and A Place of Refuge. Italy's ultras are the
most organised and violent fans in European football. Many groups
have evolved into criminal gangs, involved in ticket-touting,
drug-dealing and murder. A cross between the Hell's Angels and
hooligans, they're often the foot-soldiers of the Mafia and have
been instrumental in the rise of the far-right. But the purist
ultras say that they are are insurgents fighting against a police
state and modern football. Only amongst the ultras, they say, can
you find belonging, community and a sacred concept of sport. They
champion not just their teams, they say, but their forgotten
suburbs and the dispossessed. Through the prism of the ultras,
Jones crafts a compelling investigation into Italian society and
its favourite sport. He writes about not just the ultras of some of
Italy's biggest clubs - Juventus, Torino, Lazio, Roma and Genoa -
but also about its lesser-known ones from Cosenza and Catania. He
examines the sinister side of football fandom, with its violence
and political extremism, but also admires the passion, wit,
solidarity and style of a fascinating and contradictory subculture.
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