Sébastien Louis is a historian, specialist in radical supporterism, author of the work “ Ultras, the other football protagonists “. Having family in the country of Lorient (Morbihan), he knows FC Lorient and its ultra supporters particularly well.
This interview was carried out on Monday October 7, 2024, before the arrest and subsequent incarceration in pre-trial detention of two Merlus ultras, prosecuted for violence and degradation in meetings committed on the sidelines of two FC Lorient home matches. They will be judged on November 8.
The Merlus Ultras have gone from less than a hundred members before Covid-19 to 450 today. How to explain this fervor?
Sports crowds have grown: more crowds, more supporters traveling and an increase in membership among ultras… After Covid-19, people realized that being together does not have to be. ..
