OPINION

Dismantling fan clubs

It was necessary to change the criminal law so that sentences for crimes related to sports violence were actually served. 

However, the problem of hooliganism cannot be smashed only by tightening sentences. 

The government must also seek to dismantle the fan clubs that act as incubators of violence under the guise of a love of soccer. 

This time round, the state must show determination.

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