BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA MAY 20: Argentinian Police officers search Boca Juniors soccer fans as they enter the stadium prior the football match between Racing and Boca Juniors as part of the 2012 First Division Championship at Juan Domingo Peron stadium, on May 20, 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Barra Brava is a name for the organized groups of football team supporters in Latin America.This style of supporting is very similar to European "Ultras". It includes standing throughout the match, singing and other enthusiastic behavior. Some barras bravas have developed reputations for hooliganism. The phenomenon originated in Argentina and Uruguay in the 1950s and '60s, but it has spread throughout the Americas in the '90s. Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club based in Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football. Racing currently plays in the First Division the top division of the Argentine Leagus System. Racing has won the First Division seven times in the professional era and nine times in the amateur era, totaling 16 championships overall. They won their first league in the 1913 championship and the last to date in the 2001 Apertura. On the international stage, the club won in 1967 both the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup, therefore being the second Argentine team to become South American champion, and the first to become club world champion Racing also won the first edition of the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1988. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
