Arsenal firm Arsenal firm There are two Arsenal hooligan firms, The Gooners (a mutation of the club's nickname, The Gunners) and The Herd. The Gooners were a violent football hooligan firm mainly active in the 1980s and 1990s. However, the name is now used by most non-hooligan Arsenal supporters. The Herd was mainly active between the late 1970s and early 1990s, it still exists but prefers to stay undercover. The Herd are a violent football hooligan firm and have the distinctive war-cry E-I-E. The main rivals of The Herd in the 1980s and in the present day are West Ham's I.C.F., Tottenham
Supporters of FC Barcelona Laporta's media-strategy, which focused on online media in Spanish and English. As of June 2010 there are 1,335 officially registered "penyes" around the world, representing an 11 percent increase since 2003. Many prominent people are recognised as Barcelona supporters, including the former Pope John Paul II, who was an honorary member, former Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish actor Javier Bardem, Indian Actor Ranbir Kapoor,Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts. Supporters of FC Barcelona FC Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, formed in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and local players led by