rival supporters

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rival
noun[C]
uk
/ˈraɪ.vəl/us
/ˈraɪ.vəl/
a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the ...
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supporter
noun[C]
uk
/səˈpɔː.tər/us
/səˈpɔːr.t̬ɚ/
someone who supports a particular idea, group, ...
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These are as follows: first, that there must be effective means of segregating rival supporters on the terraces of all grounds.
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This has been designed for the good reason of keeping rival supporters at opposite ends of the stadium so that they do not fight.
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The allocation was made on the direction of the police, to facilitate their plans for incoming traffic carrying rival supporters.
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Many clubs have done what they can to segregate rival supporters and to shepherd them to and from the stations.
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Rival supporters whistling and jeering the respective anthems does not get the match off to a very good start.
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Rival supporters have to be kept apart by physical barriers and by the employment of large numbers of police.
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They go to matches not so much to cheer their team but to provoke fights with rival supporters or uninvolved local people.
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This mingling of potentially rival supporters is one problem which the police can very well do without.
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They have segregated rival supporters; they have introduced family areas; they have adopted local plans, agreed both with the police and with local authorities, for dealing with the crowd problem.
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Will he do two things: first, ask clubs to keep rival supporters apart in the ground, and, second, tell magistrates that some of the punishments being imposed are totally inadequate?
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That segregated walkway would have taken rival supporters straight out of the ground and into their coaches without their having to come into contact with any home supporters at all.
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In its later years, the badly peeling paint and rusted exterior of the stand frequently attracted the derison of rival supporters.
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Since then, the modern game has seen a decrease in violence between the rival supporters and incidents are fairly uncommon.
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Clashes included a scuffle between rival supporters in the executive boxes.
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The animal's awesome hability was claimed even by rival supporters.
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They are at the stadium every weekend and often fight with rival supporters.
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The fans also adopted some features of the "northern manner" of supporting, manifested by wearing scarves and expressive patterns of violent behavior, especially toward the rival supporters.
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The violence that plagued matches between rival ethnically based football teams across the country had become widespread, with flares thrown into crowds of rival supporters on several occasions.
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