# Soul Crew

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{{Short description|Welsh football hooligan firm}}
{{Infobox Criminal organization
| name                = Cardiff City Soul Crew
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| founding_location   = [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff)
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| years_active        = 1983–present
| territory           = [Cardiff area](/source/Cardiff)
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The '''Cardiff City Soul Crew''' (commonly known as the '''Soul Crew''') is a [football](/source/Association_football) [hooligan firm](/source/List_of_hooligan_firms), associated with the [Welsh](/source/Wales) football club [Cardiff City](/source/Cardiff_City_F.C.). From its formation in 1983 onwards, the Soul Crew would on many occasions become one of the most active football firms in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom).<ref name="BBC News051703">{{cite news |title=Cardiff and the hooligan element. |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hooligans/1993938.stm|publisher=[BBC News](/source/BBC_News) |date=2003-05-17 |access-date=2007-05-05}}</ref>

==Background==
{{Expand section|date=October 2010}}
The Soul Crew name was adopted by hooligan followers of [Cardiff City](/source/Cardiff_City) in the 1982/83 season, and comes from the small number of aspirant hooligans that had an enthusiasm for soul music. It was alleged that [Don Cornelius](/source/Don_Cornelius), former host of the TV show ''[Soul Train](/source/Soul_Train)'' gave his blessings for the group to be known as ''The Soul Crew''.<ref name="BBC2307643">
{{cite news
  | title = Soccer fans angry at hooliganism film
  | publisher = [BBC News](/source/BBC_News)
  | date = 2002-10-08
  | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2307643.stm
  | access-date = 2008-01-13  }}</ref> They were featured in the 2002 [documentary](/source/Documentary_(film)) series, ''Hooligans'' on [BBC](/source/BBC).<ref name="BBC1993938">
{{cite news
  | title = Cardiff and the hooligan element
  | publisher = [BBC News](/source/BBC_News)
  | date = 2002-05-17
  | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hooligans/1993938.stm
  | access-date = 2007-04-06  }}</ref><ref name="BBC2002">
{{cite news
  | title = Hooligans troublespots: Cardiff City
  | publisher = [BBC News](/source/BBC_News)
  | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2002/hooligans/diary/cardiff_city.stm
  | access-date = 2008-03-07 }}</ref>

Eleven suspected members of the Soul Crew were detained before the start of an [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) replay against [Reading](/source/Reading_F.C.) at [Ninian Park](/source/Ninian_Park) in February 1998. Riot police were drafted in at the end of the game to prevent further outbreaks of violence between the Soul Crew and Reading's Berkshire Boot Boys.<ref>
{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/71117.stm | work = [BBC News](/source/BBC_News) | title=Violence mars weekend sport | date=1998-03-29}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3687227.stm Football firms hit the film circuit]

{{Football firms}}

Category:Cardiff City F.C.
Category:British football hooligan firms
Category:Organisations based in Cardiff
Category:1983 establishments in Wales
Category:Gangs in Wales

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