The Dark Side of Fan Culture: Red Star Belgrade's Troubling Tribute The recent European fixture between Red Star Belgrade and Viktoria Plzeň served as a disturbing reminder of the dark underbelly of fan culture in modern football.
While the visiting fans' 5 1 defeat was undoubtedly a humbling experience for the Serbian club, it was their chants and banners honoring war criminal Ratko Mladic that left an even more lasting impact.
Mladic's name was chanted by Red Star supporters during the match, a symptom of a larger problem plaguing European football.