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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn New Jersey and immediately encounter crowd trouble ahead of the New York derby (Red Bulls-City). Video: — Rob Harris (@RobHarris)Advertisementll of which betray their political beliefs. “Blood and Honor.”Here's 's "Empire State Ultras" displaying a Nazi-era SS skull on a banner. — Nathen McVittie (@nathenmcvittie)AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“These men are fascists, and their currency is violence or the threat of violence. My friends and I are not safe.”- Email from a concerned fan to the NYCFC front officeIn a statement provided to HuffPost, NYCFC CEO Brad Sims said, “We vigilantly enforce our Fan Code of Conduct at all NYCFC events and any incident observed or reported will be immediately and thoroughly investigated and appropriate action will be taken.” access to team management to coordinate travel to away matchesNYCFC contends that none of the people cited as having white nationalist or far-right extremist ties are members of officially recognized supporters groups or received preferential treatment from team management.AdvertisementBut if you ask fans, the distinction is meaningless. As one put it, “NYC SC has welcomed violent, far-right extremists into their ranks.” employs ESU’s unofficial style guide, depicting members with blurred-out faces or masks and . The on the account mentions ESU directly and includes neo-Nazi imagery.(As this story was being reported, River Avenue Casuals put up an targeting a vocal left-wing activist NYCFC fan and calling for him to be banned from games. In the comments, an alleged member of Batallón 49 who has been spotted at NYCFC matches suggested doxing him; NYC Hooligans chimed in suggesting that someone already has.) on Mar 1, 2018 at 11:12am PSTAdvertisementAdvertisementFor its part, team management maintains that it can’t deny spectators entry based on allegations regarding their political beliefs, and it expects officially recognized supporters groups to act in alignment with “our core values.”AdvertisementI am deeply concerned that violent white supremacists are gathering together games here in New York events. These men are violent bigots. We have identified them to the team. Many were just arrested for gang assault. We’re calling on the team to speak up on this.— Shaun King (@shaunking)One specifically cited King’s tweet and said, “Fans are looking for a strong response from the team condemning these individuals.”Bennett’s reply: Advertisement“NYCFC itself as an organization has elevated the status and provided special favors to a supporters club that has actively and blatantly coddled these extremists.”- NYCFC fan“New York City Football Club has a zero tolerance policy for hate speech or hate related conduct of any kind at our games, events and facilities and we reject in the strongest possible terms any suggestion to the contrary,” Sims told HuffPost in his written statement. “We have and will continue to, without hesitation and to the full extent of the law, eject and ban any individual who has engaged in any conduct that impacts or undermines our core principle of zero tolerance.” AdvertisementAn NYCFC spokesman would not comment on specific bans, but confirmed that the team has banned more than 30 people between 2015 and last year, and that some were the result of investigations launched in response to fan complaints.If the hammer has been brought down on Antillon, his cohorts haven’t been similarly disciplined. Davila — of the 211 Bootboys, a skinhead gang with — a has continued to appear in the supporters section, sources said. (Davila did not respond to a request for comment sent via Instagram.) A photo taken during a home game on Oct. 28 Davila in the stands alongside a prominent Charlottesville organizer, . on Oct 2, 2018 at 6:29am PDTAdvertisement“We’re all sick of it. At the same time, people are too afraid to stand up or say something.”- NYCFC fanAdvertisement, Instagramming a photo of the bail receipt. (She attempted to black out Antillon’s name, and the arrest number is partially obscured, but that match the document are publicly available.) Glocer did not respond to Instagram and Facebook messages requesting comment.AdvertisementAdvertisementIn fact, fans unfurling and signs have felt the weight of this enforcement, including the brief confiscation at Yankee Stadium of a banner that read “No Hate.”“We’re not going to fucking change the world. But at least we can clean up our little corner.”- NYCFC fanAdvertisementSuggest a correction

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn New Jersey and immediately encounter crowd trouble ahead of the New York derby (Red Bulls-City). Video: — Rob Harris (@RobHarris)Advertisementll of which betray their political beliefs. “Blood and Honor.”Here's 's "Empire State Ultras" displaying a Nazi-era SS skull on a banner. — Nathen McVittie (@nathenmcvittie)AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“These men are fascists, and their currency is violence or the threat of violence. My friends and I are not safe.”-...

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