championship violence broke out between russia hooligans and england fans it wasn t always like this the soviet union did not have a major problem with hand violence but its collapse almost thirty years ago left the perfect breeding ground for a hooligan scene in russia. russia will find culture started with nineteen nineties when there was a huge vacuum of the government when they could do whatever they wanted at the stadium and government just turned a blind eye or. nowadays it s about competition and ana it s almost it s own school what russian hooligans don t drink alcohol they train but russia is not the only country with a hooligan problem just weeks ago at the champions league semifinal clashes erupted between diehard liverpool and roma fans. russia says it is taking strong measures to avoid violent scenes at the world cup both inside and outside the stadiums these