"There is an ethic!" he growls. "A code of hooliganism." Many years ago, Verona needed a win to avoid relegation, which it got, and some fans went on the field and got jerseys from the players. The ultras felt the players didn't deserve such adulation after a disappointing season, so The Hooligan and his brother went down to the pitch, slapped some, punched a few others, and demanded the fans march back into the locker room and give the jerseys back. They beat the crap out of anyone who disagreed. "They always learn," he says. "You punish one and educate a hundred. Adolf Hitler. Perfect."