The next generation of football thugs ready to rule the terraces
Boys as young as 12 pose with knives as they brag about their away day brawls
THESE shocking photos show the next generation of blade-wielding hooligans ready to take over Britain's tough football terraces.
The fresh-faced yobs - some as young as 12 - are pictured waving knives, downing super-strength lager and dressed head-to-toe in expensive designer clothes.
All are school aged and all say they are prepared to fight for their club and country - just like their older counterparts.
The worrying pictures are revealed as it emerged record numbers of children are being issued Football Banning Orders.
Figures show more than 100 have been issued to under 18s in the UK since 2013. Some to kids aged just 12.
The pictures also come as England's unwanted reputation of having the 'hardest fans' in Europe has been put to the test by Russian Ultras at Euro 2016.
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The outrageous photos - found by the - expose the shocking side of 'junior' hooliganism in the UK .
Labelled 'schooligans' many of the images show the delinquents brandishing weapons and downing beer and wine.
One young fan posted an image of himself with a Stanley knife with the message 'Millwall away days' .
Another boy posted a picture of himself wearing all black, his face wrapped in a Bristol Rovers scarf, carrying a can of lager and brandishing a giant kitchen knife.
In another a youngster is seen wielding a MEAT CLEAVER while flipping the middle finger.
Expensive 'Casual' clothes are also a common theme with the kids seen wearing £200 Stone Island jumpers and £100 Burberry scarves.
In one one bizarre snap, pupils have stuck fake Stone Island badges on their school blazers.
The youths also carry flares to set off at matches.
Amanda Jacks, a case worker with the Football Supporters' Federation, told the Daily Star: "There's no doubt that there is a glamorisation of football disorder and kids are attracted to it for the wrong reason.
"There does need to be some consistency - if 14, 15, 16-year-olds are getting banning orders, that should be the last resort, not the first."
A 12-year-old was banned following widespread disorder in Newcastle city centre after his team were beaten 3-0 at by arch rivals Sunderland in April 2013.
Police say he threw objects at opposition fans and was abusive.
In London, 10 under 18s were banned, with teenage followers of Wimbledon, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Brentford, Fulham, QPR and Millwall stopped from attending games.
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