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Soccer-Argentina losing hooliganism battle - Velez chief

By Rex Gowar

BUENOS AIRES, April 20 (Reuters) - A culture of soccer hooliganism has become entrenched in Argentina and there is no political will to eradicate it as there was in England, the president of one of Argentina's top clubs told Reuters.

The violence of barras bravas, hooligan gangs, is a stain on Argentine football, causing hundreds of deaths and a present ban on away fans has failed to curb it.

Fans of first division Huracan clashed with police on Saturday and an officer was hit in the face by a stone, local media reported.