within the stands, the blurred strains between ardour for soccer and political activism | EUROtoday

On Mar 8, 2026

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In the Boulogne stand of Paris Saint-Germain, during the PSG-Sochaux Ligue 1 match at Parc des Princes, Paris, on January 27, 2007. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. — In the Boulogne stand of Paris Saint-Germain, throughout the PSG-Sochaux Ligue 1 match at Parc des Princes, Paris, on January 27, 2007. The match led to a 0-0 draw.

Attack on a bar frequented by left-wing activists in Brest (Finistère), September 20, 2025; march in Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme), on November 25, 2023, to attempt to battle off residents of a working-class neighborhood; parade in tribute to Saint Geneviève, January 17, 2026 in Paris; assault on supporters of the Moroccan choice after the semi-final of the World Cup between France and Morocco, on the night of December 14, 2022 in Lyon; erection of an enormous cross within the Nice hinterland on 1^er November 2025…

What is the widespread denominator between these very totally different actions throughout all the territory? There we discover the presence, but additionally the strategies, of hooligans from totally different French golf equipment. Because at the moment, many small teams to the best of the National Rally (RN) – from identitarians to royalists, from Pétainists to nationalist-revolutionaries – and chargeable for these actions have hyperlinks with radical “supporterism”.

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