Arrested Croats deny hooligan tag

The dozens of young Croatians detained for their roles in the violent clashes on August 7 which led to the death of 29-year-old Michalis Katsouris deny they are members of the so-called Dinamo Zagreb ultras Bad Blue Boys (BBB), notorious for hooliganism, according to their testimonies to Greek judicial authorities, seen by Kathimerini.

The clashes took place outside the AEK Athens stadium on the eve of the first leg of the Champions League qualifier with Dinamo Zagreb. 

"I am not a member of the BBB of Dinamo, I am just a fan," testified a 23-year-old from Zagreb, as another 23-year-old co-defendant gave similar testimony. "I don't know who organized the trip to Greece. I am not organized in Dynamo's BBB and I don't know if any of my co-defendants are," he claimed.

The same attitude was adopted by all the detainees regarding the deadly clash. However, BBB...