From time immemorial, sport has had a great impact on the individual, whether it was by playing sports or by cheering. By cheering, people not only showed their commitment to the football club, but also created their identities. With globalization, cheering spread all over the world and in the 15th century it took on a look similar to the one we know today. In order to better understand this phenomenon, numerous authors have tried to define such cultures, ultimately calling them subcultures. Each subculture carries with itself a range of behaviors, attitudes and specifics, including footbal firms. It is often associated with various negative or deviant behaviors that are risk factors for the individual affected by the same subculture. It is a continuum of behaviors represented by hooliganism, conflicts, theft, opiate consumption, etc. In addition, in recent times there is more talk about the positive impact, so we should emphasize the factors of protection such as social solidarity and action for the common good. Identification with a football firm can bring with itself both risk factors and protection factors, but more than anything, the mutual interaction of these two elements is most important for the development of an individual, especially a young person. The first part of the paper defines the concepts and lays the foundation for further defining the subculture, more precisely the fan subculture, which is later placed in the context of the actor on the development of the individual. Risk factors and protection factors are observed, and how identification with a football firm in general affects an individual's behavior. Also, for examples of fan subculture behavior, I used Torcida and Bad Blue Boys fan groups.