BVSC's Sixth Brigade

Shortly after the announcement that Boston Victory Soccer Club would be playing in the USL-PDL in 2012, the first supporters group popped up.  Sixth Brigade calls itself the only true Ultras group in New England and certainly has people talking.  We asked them for an interview to get a better idea about what this new and somewhat mysterious group was all about.

TDIF: Who is behind the Sixth Brigade?

 6B: To begin thanks for the interview. Who we are doesn't really matter at this point, my name is Viriato and will be answering

these questions.

TDIF: You mention on your site that you have members with connections to Diabos Vermelhos, No Name Boys and Torcida Split, what are there experiences with those groups and what do they bring to the table for Sixth Brigade?

The Supporters

So ladies and gentleman, we announce our new series 'The Supporters'.  We are going to go into the history of supporter cultures and sub-cultures from around the world, and how to they relate to soccer in the US.  Expect pieces on the skinheads (no they aren't all racist), casuals, ultras, supporters groups and more.  Got an idea for us or something you'd like to see us cover, or want to be interviewed or know someone we should talk to let us know. We have a few other plans up our sleeves for this as well so keep an eye out... expect our first article soon...

Ultras Possibly Leading Egyptian Protests

In an interview with Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah on Al Jazeera, he makes mention of Egyptian Ultras being involved in the leadership of the protests going on in Egypt right now. This story is starting to circulate in soccer cirles and is certainly an interesting development. We are going to keep an eye on this part of an obviously very complex story that for the most part we have no business talking about.

Read what others have to say that do have more business talking about it:

Inside the Egyptian Revolution 
Are soccer supporters groups leading Egyptian protests?

Youth Soccer Ultras... Really... Youth Soccer Ultras...

Lech Pozan Under 12... check out about 1:50 in...