One thing that amazed me during the Milosevic "Era" was the role of Soccer hooligans in disrupting peaceful protests against the government. I would be getting this play by play rundown of the protests from Serbs - often eyewitnesses, and inevitably the report would turn to, "and then the soccer hooligans showed up" (except I was getting the translation - soccer fans or supporters).
I practically had to be drawn a diagram to understand why "football hooligans" engage in attacking political protesters. Vila is excellent in unraveling this world within a world.
Great episode!
One thing that amazed me during the Milosevic "Era" was the role of Soccer hooligans in disrupting peaceful protests against the government. I would be getting this play by play rundown of the protests from Serbs - often eyewitnesses, and inevitably the report would turn to, "and then the soccer hooligans showed up" (except I was getting the translation - soccer fans or supporters).
I practically had to be drawn a diagram to understand why "football hooligans" engage in attacking political protesters. Vila is excellent in unraveling this world within a world.
One nitpicky point: despite his name - and despite his Italian parents - Gianni Infantino is not Italian, he’s Swiss. Great episode, though. :-)