I’ve heard home fans chanting for their own manager to be sacked, booing at full time and jeering one of their own players for poor set-piece delivery. I’ve heard angry chants against broadcasters, owners and referees… always referees. I’ve heard furious claims that multiple governing bodies are corrupt. The notion of simply going along to watch the game and seeing what happens, football as soap opera, is now archaic. But the angry football fan is a creation of the sport itself.

Source: Express February 18, 2026 17:22 UTC