Saint Patrick's Battalion (MLS supporters association)
Encyclopedia
The Union Ultras, formerly known as St. Patrick's battalion (San Patricios) is a Football (soccer)
supporters group based on the South America
n Barra brava
, who follow Major League Soccer
(MLS) team, Club Deportivo Chivas USA.
The group was created during the 2007 MLS season. A small group of fans felt that Chivas USA needed their own supporter's group and banded together with the idea of creating an inclusive, diverse and multicultural atmosphere incorporating in the group that would chant in both English
and Spanish
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
supporters group based on the South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n Barra brava
Barra Brava
Barra brava is a name for organized supporter groups of football teams in Latin America. This style of supporting is very similar to European ultras. It includes standing throughout the match, singing and other enthusiastic behavior. Some barras bravas have developed reputations for hooliganism...
, who follow Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
(MLS) team, Club Deportivo Chivas USA.
The group was created during the 2007 MLS season. A small group of fans felt that Chivas USA needed their own supporter's group and banded together with the idea of creating an inclusive, diverse and multicultural atmosphere incorporating in the group that would chant in both English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.