Russian hooligans take part in organised fight in a field after the Spartak Moscow vs CSKA Moscow derby clash

Mar 29, 2017

THIS chilling footage shows Russian hooligans taking part in an organised fight in a field following the CSKA versus Spartak Moscow derby.

And it will only add to concerns ahead of the 2018 World Cup there that violence is prevalent where football is concerned.

Shocking footage filmed in a field reveals the true extent of Russian hooliganism

Many of the people in the footage fight with gloves on and gumshields in their mouths

During the Moscow derby on March 18, fans held up banners slamming the BBC for their portrayal of hooliganism in the documentary “Russia’s Hooligan Army”.

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But this video that has just been released seems to confirm much of the fears expressed in the programme.

In some of the more shocking scenes, some of the men jump and kick their rivals' heads — In some of the more shocking scenes, some of the men jump and kick their rivals’ heads

The Russian fans certainly don't do themselves any favours with the disturbing footage of the mass fight — The Russian fans certainly don’t do themselves any favours with the disturbing footage of the mass fight

The fight took place in a field after the Moscow derby between CSKA and Spartak

In the footage there are clearly two opposing "sides", with both at opposite ends of a field.

More men run into view, ready to engage in a fight.

One man wearing black then runs over to the rival fans, alone, and aims a flying kick at another man.

That lights the field, and soon around a 100 adults are punching and kicking each other, many of who are wearing fighting gloves and gumshields showing that it was clearly pre-arranged.

It is clearly pre-arranged, with two set s of rival fans at opposite ends of the field before the fuse is well and truly lit

Some of the men are lucky enough to be 'filmers' of the disturbing incident, while their friends fight

This youth appears to have been injured in the fight - which is hardly surprising

In the BBC documentary film crews travelled to the Rostov-on-Don, close to the Ukrainian border to meet hooligans who treat football violence as a way of life.

The show met a hooligan from Rostov on the banks of the river Don with the backdrop of the new 45,000 seater Rostov Arena, which will host some World Cup games.

The balaclava-clad fan admitted they target English fans: “Everyone from the fans movement is looking forward to the World Cup taking place in Russia.

"Our opponents are naturally the English because they are the forefathers of hooliganism and naturally they are always awaited.

"If you are there you should calculate getting your arse kicked.

"There is no need to travel to have fun. There is a stretch of forest next to the stadium. It’s adjacent to the stadium so people can hide in the forest, go for a swim and arrange ambushes.

"They can basically do anything they like to do. For some it will be a festival of football — for others it will be a festival of violence."

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