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A fan-run soccer club pushes back against Poland’s nationalist stadium culture

In Warsaw, the fan-run club Alternatywny Klub Sportowy Zly operates as an inclusive alternative to nationalist Polish stadium culture, welcoming all people regardless of sexual orientation, race, or nationality.
Juliusz Wrzosek, a former Legia fan, established the club after being marginalized for refusing to participate in hateful stadium chants, joined by supporters of rival club Polonia.
Former player Eliza Tran, 37, stresses the importance of the supportive community surrounding the club, which embraces LGBTQ and immigrant players while investing equally in male and female teams.
Coordinator Jan Dziubecki said that fan culture in Poland has "drifted sharply to the right," making AKS Zly's democratic ownership an essential contrast for alienated fans.
While President Karol Nawrocki's ties to Lechia GdaDsk may strengthen nationalist fan culture, Dziubecki suggests this environment might paradoxically increase interest in the democratic alternative offered by AKS Zly.

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A fan-run club pushes back against aggressive stadium culture in Poland

A grassroots soccer club in Warsaw, AKS Zły, is gaining attention for opposing aggressive nationalist fan culture in Poland. Founded in 2015 by fans of Warsaw’s main clubs, Legia and Polonia, the club promotes inclusivity and democracy. AKS Zły has…

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A fan-run soccer club pushes back against Poland’s nationalist stadium culture

The small Warsaw soccer club AKS Zły is gaining attention in Poland as the country is led by a president who recalls his own days fighting rival fans.

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