News Reports Archive
Fans slam suggestion from North Wales Police made during supporters meeting to discuss the ‘bubble match’ against Chester next month Wrexham has a “proportionally” higher number of potential troublemakers than the likes of Millwall, Manchester United and West Ham. And according to claims by North Wales Police, there
In Britain there is a new generation of young football fan, responsible for trebling violent incidents since 2007. Last season the police clamped down on football-related public disorder with 600 new football banning orders and nearly 3,000 arrests. This documentary follows Britain’s youth football firms across the
Smoke flares on the pitch at Filbert Street in October 1981 during City’s home game with Chelsea. The match ended 1-1, but was marred by what the Mercury called “the worst outbreak of soccer violence in Leicester for months.” A total of 45 people were arrested before,
Update: Scroll Down for video of the attack ABERDEEN FC fans have been attacked by hooligans in Groningen this afternoon. It’s understood hooligans charged at the Dons fans in the city centre ahead of the Europa League clash tonight. While enjoying pre-match refreshments ahead of the match
• TV providers made changes to the fixture list on Monday • Changes came out just 33 days before the start of the season • Fans are made to find alternative travel with trains not an option • Chelsea fans face three trips in first three months where
From the 1960s onwards, the UK has had a reputation worldwide for football hooliganism was often dubbed the English Disease. Since the 1980s and well into the 1990s the UK government has led a widescale crackdown on football related violence. While football hooliganism has been a growing
Convicted Football hooligan will be playing in the football league next year. FROM being jailed in 2011 after being found guilty following an outbreak of football hooliganism between Brentford and Leyton Orient fans, the turn around in the life of new Stevenage signing Dean Wells could not
Who is England’s most dangerous football club today? The mainstream press have done their best to analyse the statistics released from the Football Banning Order Authority. But is it a true representation? Does it take into account the number of arrests as a proportion of the clubs’
BACK in the late Eighties, James Bannon infiltrated an infamous group of football hooligans as part of a covert police sting. As the World Cup kicks off he tells us what turns normal men into violent louts and why he’s not afraid to speak out about his
An English football fan had a piece of his ear bitten off by another England fan at the World Cup in Brazil. The attack happened during England’s match against Uruguay in Sao Paulo on 19 June, and is believed to be racially motivated. British police deployed to the tournament
