Tifo

Tifo, mainly in Germany choreography, colloquially referred choreography, especially in Italy, any methods or means which should support the team sports a fan group. Especially choreographies are so mean. The term " tifo " is derived from the Italian " Tifoso " ( fan ).

Tifos are frequently observed in the context of derbies or important matches. The actions are often organized by the ultras - groups of the respective sports club and performed. To use this coming banners, confetti, paper or Pappzettel, cash register rolls, scarves, double bracket, swivel flags, block banners, balloons, toilet paper, or even fireworks as Bengali flares or smoke bombs. Most of the choreographies to be performed at the beginning of a game when the teams enter the stadium, but partly also during the game or at the start of the second half.

Meaning of the actions, it is mainly to represent a complex staging possible to support and motivate their team 's own club.

Often, resentment against abuses in politics, society, or in the vicinity of the association is expressed through choreography. So banners frequently with content such as " football fans are not criminals " or shown "Against Modern Football " to the - to make excessive commercialization of football and the crackdown by the police against supporters' groups attention - from fans layer. It is also demonstrated in the news recently with stadium bans.

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