{"id":297963,"date":"2023-11-02T19:09:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297963"},"modified":"2023-11-02T19:09:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:09:44","slug":"i-was-a-tottenham-hooligan-i-battered-my-own-pal-thinking-he-was-chelsea-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/i-was-a-tottenham-hooligan-i-battered-my-own-pal-thinking-he-was-chelsea-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I was a Tottenham hooligan \u2013 I battered my own pal thinking he was Chelsea fan&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg class=\"active-svg svg-change-fill\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-bookmark-done\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-to-bookmark\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/6CDQmqn4\/poster.jpg\" data-width=\"100%\" onerror=\"this.parentElement.classList.add('video-thumbnail--unavailable');this.style.display='none'\"><\/p>\n<p>For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you for subscribing!<\/h2>\n<p>For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p>Former Tottenham hooligan Dante Hawkins once mistakenly beat up his own mate thinking he was a Chelsea fan.<\/p>\n<p> Dante, 33, was just a teenager when he joined a firm, having his first football fight at the age of 14. He grew to become an influential figure and was even featured in a BBC documentary on hooliganism.<\/p>\n<p> Organised scraps didn&apos;t always go to plan &#8211; especially the time when he targeted what he thought was a rival, before later discovering it was one of his good friends and a fellow Spurs supporter.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: ChatGPT names five toughest hooligan firms in UK history \u2013 and Millwall are not No1<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Chelsea hooligan makes sick Jill Dando joke and defends Kevin Keegan on female pundits<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31314770.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_fm24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a winning approach on the tactics board, incorporating modern systems and positional innovations to deliver big victories on the pitch.<\/li>\n<li>Master the transfer market, using new ways to craft a dream squad capable of winning titles.<\/li>\n<li>Level up your players on the training field and turn your contenders into champions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a339.99 (PS5), \u00a340.49 (PC)<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he&apos;d ever punched anyone from his own firm, Dante said on the Anything Goes With James English podcast: &quot;I have yeah. To be fair, I done that to one of my pals, one of the young lot. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I did feel bad about it after but I didn\u2019t know who he was, it was a bit dark. I did feel sorry for him. I did actually think he was Chelsea. I was hitting him, going \u2018you Chelsea c***\u2019, bang, bang, bang and the whole time it was him. <\/p>\n<p><b><i>Have you ever witnessed hooliganism at a match? Let us know in the comments section.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31347726.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screen_Shot_2021-08-10_at_11140_PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31347727.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screen_Shot_2021-08-10_at_11133_PM.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I felt bad about it after I\u2019m not gonna lie, I did. But we\u2019re still mates, but I wish it was a Chelsea geezer, I was gutted.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Dante&apos;s participation in the violence saw him slapped with a three-year ban from matches aged just 17, but that didn&apos;t stop him getting involved with the mass brawls.<\/p>\n<p>He explained how he liked Spurs losing as it made for better post-match antics. &quot;Tottenham used to lose all the time, it used to be a lot more volatile,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31347802.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-428.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&quot;And I\u2019d like it because we\u2019d lose like 4-0 to [Manchester] United and there\u2019d be 100 people in the street wanting it to go off. It would be more of a laugh, but when you won people came out more jolly.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It was a stint in prison which saw him change his ways, turning his back on the hooligan lifestyle and instead channelling his aggression into an MMA career. &apos;The Bull&apos; has a 4-1 record, according to Tapology.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tottenham Hotspur FC<\/li>\n<li>Premier League<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea FC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/tottenham-hooligan-chelsea-fan-fight-31346555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! 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