Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Soccer: English football shaken by get back of hooliganism|The Salt...

Soccer A Fears of as almost 80 fan violence earnings caught at match. London a A lover punches a police horse whilst the streets of Newcastle are turned into a battleground. Bloodied fans brawl inside Wembley Stadium as weeping youngsters watch on. Fighting erupts at train stations as racist abuse is hurled by hooligans. British football has been doing a time warp this weekend, with a return of the audience trouble that stained the national sport in the 1970s and 80s when its fans were the pariahs of Europe. As violence spread from stadiums to the roads and transportation network, prompting fears that the "English disease" had resurfaced very nearly 80 fans were charged. "You never finally beat football hooliganism," British activities minister Hugh Robertson informed The Associated Press. "Huge, big strides have now been made considering that the 1980s. The problem has been developed but we donat be seemingly in a position to allow it to be disappear forever. "Youave got to remain aware and remain difficult when it occurs." story remains below Police are acting quickly to prevent the disorder scattering while the time enters its final month. "It is too soon to state if this really is a promising trend," explained Andy Holt, who manages policing of soccer in England at the Association of Chief Police Officers. "But we will make any changes when they are necessary." and evaluate what happened at the weekend Wembley witnessed its most violent scenes since the rebuilt national ground opened six years back as Millwall fans fired up one another throughout Saturdayas FA Cup semifinal loss to Wigan. Fourteen arrests were made inside the arena as the condition was permitted to develop throughout the 2nd half in the Millwall end. Still another six Millwall supporters were arrested for a number of crimes, including affray and racist abuse, as trouble spilled out from the stadium into a regional tv station. Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This product may not be printed, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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