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1. Ultras Sur (Real Madrid)

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Like many European groups of supporters, Real Madrid’s Ultras Sur specializes in massive demonstrations of choreographed support. With booming chants, blazing red flares, and representative cards that shape the Spanish flag, the Ultras Sur were founded in 1980, and they have notoriously xenophobic tendencies. Their symbol is an old medieval axe and they are self-proclaimed hooligans. In contrast with English hooligans whose persecution requires them to be furtive, the Ultras Sur has never been rejected by Real Madrid’s ownership. As a result, the Ultras Sur remains a hybrid group of cult-like football supporters united in its orthodoxy of hate.