Ultras & cantinas №2

This issue of the Spanish fanzine ULTRAS & CANTINAS, dedicated to groundhopping, the romance of lower-league football, and fan culture, includes match reports from the second half of the season 2023/24 in Spain and Portugal: CD Tenerife - UD Las Palmas, SD Eibar - Real Zaragoza, CD La Almunia (Monzón) - CD Mequinenza, CP Cacereño - CD Badajoz, EF Puebla de la Calzada - CF Jerez, SC Farense - Portimonense SC, SC Olhanense - CF Os Armacenenses, Lusitano GC Évora - Juventude SC Évora. These are complemented by: a history of La Romareda stadium in Zaragoza; memories of nitrate-based smoke bombs that became a hallmark of Spanish fan culture in the 1980s-90s; an article on vintage Spanish ultra stickers printed on fluorescent paper - a style seen in no other country; a look at the UEFA Champions League fixtures: Barcelona - Paris Saint-Germain and SL Benfica - Olympique de Marseille, as well as the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Bologna; a walk through the streets of Mostar, exploring the supporter scenes in a city divided between the fierce fans of Velež (Mostar) and HŠK Zrinjski (Mostar); and a report on football in faraway Kenya.