128 Boca Junior fans handed four-years stadium ban for hooliganism

The country's politicians have been wrestling with the problem of football hooligans, or barrabravas, for years. [Courtesy]

Argentine authorities have banned 128 Boca Juniors supporters from football grounds for four years, according to a notice published in the official journal on Thursday.

The country's politicians have been wrestling with the problem of football hooligans, or barrabravas, for years. The issue attracted international attention last November when the second leg of the all-Argentine Copa Libertadores final was cancelled after River Plate fans attacked the Boca team bus.