INVESTIGATION: Seeds of Hooliganism in Toronto?

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Have Toronto FC fans crossed the line?
Published 5/5/2008 by The Beautiful Game at The Beautiful Game
Turns out our friends up north went a little crazy after the match against N.Y., some drunk dudes even tore apart some commuter rail cars. Yikes. Some Toronto reporter calls this rowdiness a "few bad apples," and they didn't appear to cause the trouble of, say, Montreal hockey fans, but it's still a little disturbing to see where this might be headed. MLS Rumors, who has lotsa more coverage and video of the night, tipped me off. Drunken rowdiness in the stands is one thing, but destroying things in mass is another.

More Weekend Thoughts
Published 5/5/2008 by kartik at AMERICAN SOCCER SPOT
... . Others as potential hooligans. While I’m cautious about both views, I’ve interviewed previously and maintain an ongoing conversation with Dougie Brimson who is quoted in the second story. Brimson is the author of many books about the subject most notably March of the Hooligans. In the very near future we will have him on the American Soccer Show to discuss these issues. ...