Chelsea Headhunters

The Chelsea Headhunters is a football firm who follow the London football team Chelsea F.C.

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Football firm - London - Football - Chelsea F.C.

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Nearly all major football teams in Britain have suffered from violence amongst fans and many teams have a specific gang (called a "firm") attached to that team, comprising of 'hardcore' thugs whose violence is usually organised and pre-meditated, rather than spontaneous. The Chelsea Headhunters are one of many such gangs, but are amongst the most high-profile.

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There is widespread racism amongst the gang and links to various white supremacist organisations, such as Combat 18 and the National Front.

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Racism - White supremacist - Combat 18 - National Front

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They were infiltrated by investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre for a documentary screened on the BBC on November 9, 1999, in which MacIntyre posed as a wannabe-member of the Chelsea Headhunters. He even had a Chelsea tattoo applied to himself for authenticity. He confirmed the racist elements to the Headhunters and their links to Combat 18, including one top-ranking member who had been imprisoned on one occasions for possession of material related to the Ku Klux Klan.

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Donal MacIntyre - BBC - November 9 - 1999 - Tattoo - Ku Klux Klan

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The programme led to arrests and several convictions.

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