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Ultas - the most supportive fans

 Ultras  are a type of association football   fans  who are renowned for their fanatical   support .  The term originated in Italy, but now is used worldwide to describe the most die - hard fans .  The behavioural tendency of ultras groups includes singing football chants , playing musical instruments such as drums .   Unlike hooligans ( they are usually drunk and do damage) , ultras are organised and goes for matches to support theirs clubs. They spend thousands of euros on : stadium mosaics, flags and flares. Although sometimes they cause problems - when their team plays against their "enemy" team, ultras fights with enemy team fans.  In recent decades, the culture has become a focal point for the movement against the commercialisation  of sports and football in particular. https://www.goal.com/en/news/what-is-a-football-ultra-serie-a-hardcore-fan-culture-explained/aohlkilvcywp1v3c8e1f1a37w

First international match ever

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  The 1872 association football  match between the national teams of Scotland  and England  is officially recognised by FIFA  as the sport's first international. It took place on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton   Crescent  , in Patrick , Glasgow  . 4000 spectators arrived to watch the match. Both teams didn't have a coach and were selected by two players - Robert Gardner for Scotland and Charles Alcock for England. The ticket price was  (ridiculously low at today's standards price) one shilling.  Although the match ended 0 : 0 , newspapers said that it was very interesting match. The sport magazine The Field   wrote that "The result was received with rapturous applause by the spectators and the cheers proposed by each XI for their antagonists were continued by the onlookers until the last member of the two sides had disappeared". Illustrations below shows situations from this match.    ...