The American Yob -- GQ Profiles Sons of Ben

The Union, Philly's MLS team, has a supporters group, or ultras group, called the Sons Of Ben. GQ does an interesting profile, from a British perspective, of the group and hits on some interesting points, like the way these groups would like to mimic the hooliganism rampant in England in the 70s and 80s, but without all of the violence. Some go to the games and don't care about the match happening behind them, but would rather taunt the other teams and sing loudly in a collective pride. Hey, as long as it helps grow the game in America, I'm all for it. Sing loud and proud, boys...

Read the story here.


Via GQ