The international football tournaments show the new potential of the late modernity sport in addressing and resizing of identities and superiorities, that inserted on the agenda the revalidation of the symbolic in the expression of societies in the global context, along the large-scale commercialization of a cultural mega-spectacle associated with the image of a Nation-state. Having as reference the study on the UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal, and subsequent events, this article focuses on the analysis of the most significant impacts produced by the tournament in the Portuguese football supporters’ culture. There was a growing interest in football, in particular by women, leaving enhanced the ability of games in galvanizing the Nation identity sense, well expressed in the democratization of the national flag by fans. In the domain of prevention, safety and security, we focus on our analysis in the proximity policing, which was well accepted by fans, particularly spotters among organized groups of ultra fans, and in the good practices of the implementation of Supporter Liaison Officers within each club, operating in close connection through the coordination of the Portuguese Football Federation in promoting dignity and acceptance of different cultures of football fans.

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Euro 2004,Nation-state,Fans,Prevention,Safety,Supporter Liaison Officers

• Psicologia - Ciências Sociais
• Sociologia - Ciências Sociais