A fan-run soccer club pushes back against Poland’s nationalist stadium culture

NewsWorldEuropeA fan-run soccer club pushes back against Poland’s nationalist stadium cultureThe small Warsaw soccer club AKS Zły is gaining attention in Poland as the country is led by a president who recalls his own days fighting rival fansClaudia Ciobanu Thursday 07 May 2026 07:05 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"d53e078e9d625ad9929bcabe309b7842","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poland-warsaw-scotland-law-and-justice-lgbtq-b2972001.html","title":"A fan-run soccer club pushes back against Poland’s nationalist stadium culture"}}A fan-run soccer club pushes back against Poland’s nationalist stadium cultureShow all 5{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"A fan-run soccer club pushes back against Poland’s nationalist stadium culture","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Poland EU Soccer","description":"AKS Zly Praga's Natalia Pamieta shoots the ball during the Women's II Liga Kobiet North soccer match between AKS Zly Praga and KKP Slupczanka Slupca, at the Don Pedro Arena stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)","caption":"Poland EU Soccer","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/07/07/Poland_EU_Soccer__1266.jpg","id":"71647abe00204c0abf17372161c67d5c","mid":6659373,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":7357,"height":4905}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Poland EU Soccer","description":"AKS Zly Praga players talk in the dressing room during the Women's II Liga Kobiet North soccer match between AKS Zly Praga and KKP Slupczanka Słupca, at the Don Pedro Arena stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 25, 2026...