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Eurotrashed: The Rise and Rise of Europe's Football Hooligans [Paperback]

Dougie Brimson
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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3 Mar 2003
Hooliganism may often be deemed 'the English disease', yet increasingly some of the most violent supporters come not from the UK but from the continent. The banner 'Welcome to Hell' that was waved at Manchester United fans when they visited Galatasaray a few years ago became horribly true when two Leeds supporters were murdered by Turkish fans in 2000. But this was only one example of the increasing tide of shocking behaviour that was taking place in Italy, Holland, Germany and elsewhere. In his first non-fiction book for three years, Brimson charts the growth of this new trend and explains the reasons behind this wave of violence. He asks what UEFA and the authorities can do to solve the problems, and presents some of his own solutions.


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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Headline (3 Mar 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0755311108
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755311101
  • Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 12.9 x 19.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 644,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Eurotrashed stands out from the crowd. Despite initial appearances it's a sober and well-researched account of the state of hooliganism' (The Times 20030303)

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With chapters dedicated to all of the main European nations plus shorter sections looking at many of the smaller countries, Eurotrashed uses the same raw, anecdotal style that has proved so successful in Dougie's previous books to examine the history, rivalries, politics and peculiarities of the hooligan scene in each individual country. It also tackles the controversial issue of which clubs have the most active and violent fans as well as documenting some of the more infamous incidents of football related violence involving supporters including the murder of two Leeds United fans in Turkey in 2000.

Ultimately, it provides possibly the most detailed nation-by-nation overview of the European hooligan culture that has ever been written.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Raises the bar for the genre. 28 Feb 2003
By Bender
Format:Paperback
It is rare indeed to find a book which absolutely demands to be read in one sitting but this is certainly such a book. It is brilliant.

The basic premise of Eurotrashed is to show that whilst we still have a hooligan problem here in England, things abroad are often much worse. And when our supporters travel with either their club or the national side, they are occassionally placed in situations which are nothing short of dangerous.

It does this very well indeed and the strength of the book is the way it explains how and why hooliganism developed across Europe. From the history of England's travelling hooligan element to the murders of two Leeds United fans in Turkey, the amount of detail included is quite simply astonishing. A particular favourite line involved a British official who dismissed injuries to a number of Liverpool fans with the phrase 'it's a bit harsh to say they were stabbed, the skin was barely even punctured!' Incredible.

The number of books dealing with the culture of hooliganism shows how fascinated people are by it but little if anything is known about what goes on abroad. With this book, not only does Brimson fill that void, he also raises the quality of writing by some considerable margin.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! 26 Feb 2003
By oyabun
Format:Paperback
Wider in scope than any of Mr Brimson's previous books (all were exclusively about English hooliganism) this one takes the reader on a violent tour across Europe.

The reader will make stops in Scotland, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Greece, and finally Turkey (where Mr Brimson gives a voice to both Leeds and Galatasaray fans on the subject of 2000's tragic killings in Istanbul.)

This book is a must-read for any European football fan - it shows again and again the frightening violence that surrounds our beloved game.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb. 25 Feb 2003
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Format:Paperback
There have been many books looking at the hooligan culture in the UK but this is the first one to examine what is going on elsewhere and it is an absolute belter of a read.

Unlike similar books, including those by this author, it avoids any kind of analysis into the problem of hooliganism and instead concentrates on how and why it has developed across Europe. The chapters on Scotland, Holland and Italy were particularly fascinating but what will really interest many readers is the coverage given to Turkey and especially the murders of the two Leeds United fans in 2000. Written in a balanced and unbiased manner, Brimson manages to provide a genuinely thought provoking, if worrying insight into what happened.

This alone makes this a must read book.

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