Supporters: an unbridled passion

40 million francs: that's the cost of security around soccer matches for a Super League season. Since the league resumed as normal after Covid, there has been an increase in the number of incidents. Today, the authorities are tightening the screws: as of this summer, they are imposing the cascade model, which provides for sanctions up to and including the closure of stands, and are preparing to revise the concordat on hooliganism to eventually allow the introduction of nominative tickets. Who are the ultras, those fervent supporters who are sometimes confused with hooligans?