Season 10/11 - April

Manchester City - Manchester United - FA Cup played in Wembley - 17/04/2011

Source : BBC News

Police arrest 34 at Manchester City and United Wembley game

Thirty-four fans were arrested in and around Wembley at Saturday's FA Cup semi-final tie between Manchester City and Manchester United, police said.

City beat their local rivals 1-0, reaching the FA Cup final for the first time in 30 years.

Most of those arrested were held on suspicion of public order offences, the Metropolitan Police said.

City will play the winners of Sunday's game, between Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City, in the final next month.

Milan AC - Sampdoria - 16/04/2011

Source : Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

FANS ASSAULT SAMPDORIA PLAYERS

Around 20 die hard fans of Sampdoria assaulted the team's bus returning from the away match against Milan last night. The ultras charged the bus around 2AM armed with stones and clubs; a few windows were broken. Five players were inside the bus at the time and fans boarded it to insult the players after yesterday's 3-0 loss. . .

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Source : Goal.com

Sampdoria condemn fan attack on team bus after defeat to AC Milan

Club issues a statement denouncing the incident while club president Riccardo Garrone insists attack was unacceptable but refuses to give up his position.

Find the best odds and bet on Serie A. Sampdoria have condemned the violent attack on the team's bus as players returned from their 3-0 defeat to AC Milan last night.

A group of armed Blucerchiati fans stopped the bus on its way into the port city and began to attack it, furious with the loss at San Siro, which leaves the club just a point above the relegation zone.

Bats and stones were used to smash windows as the players watched on terrified by the ordeal.

The incident happened at 03:00 CET on Sunday morning, leaving players and staff shaken as the group sped off.

A statement from the club reads: "In reference to the disgraceful episode, Sampdoria condemns what happened. No result, however negative, can justify such an action as the team returned from Milan. It's a difficult and delicate moment, but the only way to get out of it is to remain together."

Samp president Riccardo Garrone added: "This has gone beyond the acceptable and nothing can justify this."

"I am very disappointed, but I will carry on. I won't give up."

Fans have been furious with Garrone ever since his bust-up with Antonio Cassano who left the club. They have also been unhappy with the team's current form, as well as Giampaolo Pazzini's sale in January.

Argentina : Godoy Cruz - Argentinos Juniors - 17/04/2011

Source : Elsolonline.com

Before kick-off, local fans sung against rivals then they threw seats at them before the fight took place.
Police intervened using flash balls and tear gas.
The game was delayed for a few minutes.

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RB Leipzig - VFC Plauen - 15/04/2011

Source : Press

SF Siegen - RW Essen - 15/04/2011

Source : YouTube

Bolton Wanderers - Stoke City - FA Cup played in Wembley - 17/04/2011

Source : Theboltonnews.co.uk

16 arrests but police praise majority of Wanderers fans

POLICE arrested 16 fans on Sunday when Bolton crashed out of the FA Cup semi final against Stoke.

Despite a humiliating 5-0 defeat, there was little trouble between Bolton and Stoke fans, although there were reports of drunken Bolton fans fighting amongst themselves at Wembley.

Of the 16 arrested, 12 were for assault and three for public order offences.

A 35-year-old Bolton fan was also arrested on suspicion of voyeurism and possession of class A drugs after he was caught in the women’s toilets in Wembley.

He has been bailed until May 31, when he must return to a police station in west London.

Following the Manchester City versus Manchester United match, 34 people were arrested.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “It passed off without major incident. We thank the majority of supporters who came down and were law-abiding and peaceful and had an enjoyable day.”

Hundreds of officers were involved in policing the weekend’s games in one of the biggest operations since the opening of the new Wembley Stadium. A team of Bolton police “spotters” also travelled to Wembley to help the London police by identifying known and potential troublemakers.



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Source : Beaconsfield Advertiser

Football hooligans clash at Beaconsfield service station

FOOTBALL hooligans on their way to an FA Cup Semi-Final match clashed in a bloody brawl at Beaconsfield's service station.

A 25-year-old man was injured in the fight between Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City at the services, off junction 2 of the M40 on Sunday between 1-1.30pm.

It is reported that the man sustained a neck wound caused by a broken bottle or glass and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Thames Valley Police are appealing for information from anyone using the services on Sunday afternoon.

Detective sergeant Pete Collett said: "This was a nasty accident that would have been witnessed by the many people who were using the services on Sunday afternoon.

"I would urge anyone with information about the incident to come forward and speak to us about what they saw or heard as soon as possible."

No arrests have been made.

QPR fans in the dock again after Millwall battle part two - 20/04/2011

Source : Fulhamchronicle.co.uk

Police want to trace the rampaging football thugs who caused havoc after a QPR and Millwall clash – for the second time this season.

Supporters launched pitched battles outside the New Den stadium in Bermondsey, south-east London after the Championship clash in March.

It came after violence at the reverse fixture in Shepherd's Bush in September ended in multiple arrests.

The second match saw trouble flare when QPR fans met Millwall supporters coming out of the of the East Stand, known as the 'Dockers Stand', in the North Car Park.

Despite a heavy police presence and fans being separated by gates, QPR followers started throwing missiles into the Millwall section as they were leaving the stadium.

Coins and plastic bottles were among the weapons launched, while sheeting was also ripped from the segregation gates by Hoops fans.
Police want to chase this football supporter

One Millwall fan was arrested at the time but police now want to find three more Lions supporters as well as a QPR follower.

Describing the behaviour of fans following the March 8 clash, Inspector Chris Wood, of Lewisham Police, said: "It was atrocious and could have led to fans and families being seriously injured. We appeal to the public to assist us in finding these men. If you know who they are please call us.
Police want to chase this football supporter

"These people ruin the experience for genuine fans that just want to come and see their team play, and can ruin the reputation of the football club - they deserve to face the consequences."

The fixture was always likely to be high risk following mass violence before, after and during the first match at Loftus Road in September.
millwall riots

Then, 11 people were arrested and a fan was stabbed in the chest with a dart as disorder brewed in a number of Shepherd's Bush pubs and in the stadium itself.

Bolivia: Oriente Petrolero - Real Potosi - 17/04/2011

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Ipswich Town - Norwich City - 21/04/2011

Source : BBC News

Police make 19 arrests at Ipswich vs Norwich match

Nineteen people were arrested as trouble flared at the Ipswich Town and Norwich City derby match.

Thirteen football fans were also ejected from Town's Portman Road ground during the match on Thursday night, which City won 5-1.

Some home fans threw missiles including bottles, glasses, coins, batteries and fireworks at away supporters and police outside the stadium.

Police said the troublemakers were a "significant minority".

Supt John Everett, of Suffolk Police, said he was disappointed at the number of arrests.
Fans held up

He said: "This was the first time in 13 years that we have had an evening fixture and we've had more issues this time in terms of disorder and problems that we've had on many other previous occasions when we've played the local derby."

Some away fans missed the start of the match after they were held up by police dealing with the trouble.

"We were getting a right assortment of missiles thrown, both at away supporters and at police officers - everything from bottles, glasses, batteries, coins and fireworks," said Supt Everett.

"On the grounds of safety weren't able to push the Norwich supporters through and get them in the ground."

He said he had been disappointed at the behaviour of some Ipswich fans.
Scuffle between Ipswich and Norwich fan Trouble flared before the Ipswich Town vs Norwich City match

"It's a significant minority - not ones or twos last night - a real minority who seemed intent on spoiling the occasion for all those decent people who went down and, despite the scoreline, enjoyed the match.

"Generally speaking, the vast majority of Ipswich supporters were well behaved, as were the Norwich supporters."

But Supt Everett said it had been a successful police operation overall.

"We have managed to prevent any serious disorder and serious damage and contained the situation, so I'm reasonably happy with that and the way that's gone.

"But at times, certainly immediately prior to kick-off and outside the visitors' and on the way back to the railway station after the match, it was very challenging for the police officers who were present and times when we were very stretched as well."

France (Amateurs) : Pissevin - Alès - 02/04/2011

Source : Midi Libre

Severe troubles in the stadium

For this game of this french minor league, a trouble erupted yesterday afternoon, near the stadium Marcel-Rouvière, in Nimes where a local team played against Alès.

Authorities said 14 local policemen fronted hundred troublemakers who threw rocks at them.
Three policemen were wounded.

France (Amateurs): Veigné - La Riche - 04/04/2011

Source : http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr

Game stopped

The referee stopped the game after 63 minutes of playing, when locals won 2-0.
A violent fight between supporters from both teams erupted.

France: UJ Alfortville - RC Strasbourg - 09/04/2011

Source : 20Minutes.fr

Jail sentence after troubles between supporters

A fight opposed supporters from Strasbourg and Paris. Dozen of supporters from Paris FC tried to steal the banner of RCS supporters before leaving the place, followed by 50 Alsacians.
Finally joined by local chavs, Paris fans started a fight and four people were slightly injured on RCS side.
Two locals were arrested and sent to prison: one of them will stay there for one month.

De Graafschap - FC Twente - 17/04/2011

Source : De Gelderlander

The night before the game, local police intervened as dozens of supporters from both teams fronted in the Varkensweide car park in Doetinchem.
No one was arrested.

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Germany : Ratingen - Uerdingen KFC - 16/04/2011

Source : Derwesten.de + Reviersport.de

The game was stopped after 73 minutes after severe brawl occured, provoked by 70 Uerdingen supporters, joined by Dusselderf friends.
Police intervened with pepper sprays and 14 people were wounded.

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TuS Koblenz - 1. FC Saarbrücken - 19/04/2011

Source : Liga3-online.de

Before the game, supporters from both teams fronted.
Saarbrucken supporters smashed windows in the city center of Koblenz.
Police intervened and 31 people were arrested, including some French friends, from Nancy.
Still before the game, about 80 to 100 away fans provoked troubles near the stadium and police baton charged them and used pepper sprays.
50 supporters were arrested.
At least 3 people were injured.

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AZ Alkmaar - ADO Den Haag - 16/04/2011

Source : local press

Saturday night, before midnight, after the game, about 80 supporters clashed near the Victory park, in Alkmaar.
Police arrived in the scene after a few minutes and supporters disappeared but 19 were arrested: ten from Den Haag, and 9 locals.


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Germany : Hannover supporters attack ones -16/04/2011

Source : Mopo.de

Some Hannover supporters, who came back from a game in Hamburg, have attacked St Pauli fans who came back from Wolfsburg.
Troubles occurred at the Uelzen train station.
Then, 500 Hannover supporters continued their way home but also caused damages inside the wagons.

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Colombia : Deportivo Independiente Medellín - Atlético Nacional - 02/04/2011

Source : Semana.com + Eltiempo.com

If 1400 policemen were present to this game, serious brawls erupted during and after the game and 15 people were injured, including 2 who were hospitalized after they were stabbed.
Everything started after 61 minutes of playing, when Nacional scored its 3rd one, DIM supporters, in the north side of the stadium, passed through the gates and attacked Atletico Nacional supporters in the east part of the stadium.
Police intervened with tear gas and the referee stopped the game for 6 minutes.

After the game, Medellin supporters fronted police and Nacional rivals.
Two supporters, aged 19 and 22 were arrested with 7 home made bombs.
Police also seized 439 weapons and 68 people were arrested.


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Neuchatel Xamax - FC Basel - 20/04/2011

Source : 20Minutes.ch

Fights opposed hooligans from Basel and Xamax

Troubles erupted Wednesday night after the game which opposed FC Basel to Neuchâtel Xamax.
Police made some arrests.

One man was wounded and 7 others arrested in clashes which occured.

A fight already erupted before the game and police intervened, arresting one Basel hooligan.
After being provoked by Basel fans and exchanged missiles, a small mob of Xamax supporters attacked police, throwing bottles.
Six locals were arrested near the Gibraltar pub.

One local fan said the pub was smashed up by Basel hooligans.

AIK Stockholm - IFK Goteborg - 21/04/2011

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About 130 Firman Boys early placed themselves in one of IFKs regular pubs in Stockholm called Engelen so IFKs busses was directed towards another part of town. Later though about 50 hooligans from Wisemen arrived to fight the AIK lads. 15-20 Firman Boys made it out of the pub before the cops were able to seal it up and the rest of Firman Boys rioted against the cops while the the two firms met up on a nearby bridge in a fight that lasted in 20 seconds before AIKs lads had to leg it.

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Poland: Ostrovia Ostrów - KKS Kalisz - 23/04/2011

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Glasgow Rangers - Celtic Glasgow - 24/04/2011

Source : http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/two-arrested-in-old-firm-hate-probe-502494.html

Two arrested in Old Firm hate probe

Two men have been arrested in Scotland following police raids targeting the homes of people allegedly involved in Old Firm internet hate campaigns.

A 23-year-old and a 27-year-old are in police custody. Both men have been charged with sectarian breach of the peace.

The arrests were made in Paisley and the east end of Glasgow.

The operation targeted individuals posting racial and religious hate comments about Old Firm stars such as Celtic manager Neil Lennon and Rangers striker El Hadji Diouf, police told the Daily Record newspaper today.

Superintendent Kirk Kinnell, of Strathclyde Police’s anti-violence directorate, said this behaviour would not be tolerated.

He added: “I would like to deliver a clear message to those who continue to make hate-filled comments and cause distress to decent members of the public, that we will pursue you relentlessly until this behaviour is stopped.

“Some people seem to think that they are anonymous online or can hide in a crowd, but technology can also be used to bring the police directly to you wherever you are.”

The two men who have been arrested are expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

An extra 1000 officers will be on the streets tomorrow as Celtic and Rangers meet for the seventh and last time this season.

Widespread concern over Old Firm violence was voiced following an ill-tempered clash between the two teams last month.

The high-profile disorder during the Scottish Cup game saw three Rangers players handed red cards and culminated in a confrontation between Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist and Neil Lennon.

There was also disruption off the pitch with more than 30 supporters arrested at Celtic Park.

An Old Firm summit chaired by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond was held in the wake of the game and an eight-point action plan was agreed.

Concerns about violence related to the game – and fuelled by hot weather and alcohol – were raised as detectives continue the hunt for whoever sent parcel bombs to Lennon, Paul McBride QC and former MSP Trish Godman.

Officers said the packages were “designed to cause real harm to the person who opened them”.

Lennon has endured sectarian threats against him throughout his career as a player and manager at Celtic.

Speaking ahead of the crunch game, he said: “I’ve had this for 10 years but I don’t want to say you get used to it, because you never do.

“It’s been with me during my time as a player, my time as a coach and my time as a manager. But it is not going to deter me from doing what I want to do.”

His Rangers counterpart Walter Smith said the parcel bomb threat was a new low in the history of the Old Firm rivalry.

On Thursday, Mr McBride, who represented Lennon at Hampden during his recent dispute with the Scottish Football Association, condemned whoever is behind the attacks.

He said: “They are despicable and cowardly individuals who are full of hatred and are out to hurt 2and kill.”

Hungary: free fight Debrecen vs ferencvaros - ??/04/2011

Source : https://www.youtube.com

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SECOND SERBIAN HOOLIGAN RELEASED, IVAN STILL IN PRISON - 23/04/2011

Source : AGI News

After Montenegrin Sdran Jovetic, the 2nd to be released from prison is Daniel Janjic, a Serbian hooligan. They were arrested in the night of last 10th of October during the riots that occurred concomitantly to the Italy-Serbia match on schedule that night at Genoa's "Luigi Ferraris" Stadium. Janjic was released to the Italian authorities that will repatriate him to Serbia today by flying him to Belgrade. He was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison by the Preliminary Hearing Judge Annalisa Giacalone. Instead, Ivan Bogdanov, known as "Ivan the Terrible", the leader of the group of hooligans that obliged the referee to suspend the match for security reasons, and the other Serbian national Nikola Klikovic, are both still in jail in Genoa's Pontedecimo prison. . .

Slovakia : MŠK Žilina - Slovan Bratislava - 01/04/2011

Source : Fotofanatics.eu