Season 10/11 - May

Poland shuts more stadiums, bans visiting fans - 14/05/2011

Source : http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/14/poland-shuts-more-stadiums-bans-visiting-fans.html

WARSAW: Polish authorities have ordered three teams – Slask Wroclaw, Zaglebie Lubin and Widzew Lodz – to play upcoming games behind closed doors as part of a crackdown on hooliganism in the Euro 2012 co-host nation.

The move comes after a decision by the Polish football association (PZPN) that visiting teams’ fans will be banned from all stadiums for the remainder of the season.

An official in Wroclaw, southwest Poland, said Slask Wroclaw’s game with PGE GKS Belchatow on Saturday and Zaglebie Lubin’s game with Wisla Krakow on May 25 would take place without fans due to police concerns about safety.

“In making the decision, I was taking into account what happened in Bydgoszcz and the lack of proper reaction from organisers and fans following that match,” Aleksander Marek Skorupa told reporters on Friday.

Police in Bydgoszcz deployed water cannon against fans who invaded the pitch and damaged the stands after Legia Warsaw won the Polish Cup final 5-4 on penalties against Lech Poznan on May 3.

Skorupa said police could not guarantee safety despite the football association’s decision to ban visiting fans.

Football hooliganism has become an important political issue ahead of October’s parliamentary election after Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a keen football fan, signalled he would take a tougher stance against the hooligans.

Tusk wants to clean up Poland’s image, damaged by the violent clashes, before it co-hosts next year’s European championship with Ukraine.

Police detained more than 20 hooligans involved in the Bydgoszcz clashes while authorities forced Lech Poznan and Legia Warsaw to play last week’s games without fans.

KAA Gent - KRC Genk - 14/05/2011

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AS Bari - Lecce - 15/05/2011

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Thousands of Lecce supporters left the stadium only two hours after the end of the game, escorted by police who intervened in the south side of the stadium when a mob of Bari ultras tried to attack their rivals, throwing rocks, bricks and firecrackers.
Several people were arrested.
Before, inside the stadium, stewards and police intervened as locals tried to confront Lecce ones.

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Zenit St Petersburg - Lokomotiv Moscow - 08/05/2011

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Stockport County - Cheltenham - ??/05/2011

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France: Free fight - ??/05/2011

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Le Mans/Tours

10 Vs 10
Le Mans won

RW Essen - Alemannia Aachen II - 13/05/2011

Source : Reviersport.de

Aachen supporters arrived during 2nd half and they immediately caused troubles inside their stand so police intervened.

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Kickers Offenbach - Dynamo Dresden - 14/05/2011

Source : Liga3-online.de

The game started with a delay of 15 minutes after 3.000 Dynamo supporters arrived.
Fights opposed them to local hooligans and police used truncheons and pepper sprays to restore order.
29 people were wounded, 2 of them serioulsy, said police.

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France : Nîmes - Tours - 13/05/2011

Source : Mail + Midilibre.fr

Some troubles occured during the last 20 minutes of the game.
Then, about 50 locals waited outside the main stand to see their own chairman as they were angry but the teal sent one loved player to calm them down.

VfL Bochum - MSV Duisburg - 15/05/2011

Source : RP-online.de

About 120 Duisburg supporters fronted police at the train station from essen.
Four supporters were arrested and one police dog was wounded.
It seems everything started when one 18-year old fan was arrested.
Other fans tried to free him and police used truncheons and pepper sprays.

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Ecuador : Espoli - Deportivo Quito - 15/05/2011

Source : Eluniverso.com

Thirty people were arrested and three policemen wounded during severe troubles which occured.
The bus of Espoli players was pelted with rocks and then, Quito supporters fronted policemen.
Police responded with tear gas and gun shots as they were also pelted with rocks.

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Napoli - Inter Milan - 15/05/2011

Source : tgcom.mediaset.it

One Inter supporter, aged 47, was arrested by police near the Napoli airport because he had a dozen of knives inside his car, but also batons and other weapons.
Police said this man had to idea to gave these weapons to 150 Inter supporters who arrived in Napoli by plane.

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Grasshopper Zurich - FC Zurich - 15/05/2011

Source : Reuters

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Brawl at the end of the game

Fights which opposed supporters erupted Sunday in the afternoon, at the end of this Super League game between FC Zurich and Grasshopper.
One man was arrested and many policemen were on duty to avoid severe troubles.

Karlsruher SC - 1. FC Union Berlin - 15/05/2011

Source : Boulevard-baden.de

At 1.30pm a severe fight occured, opposing supporters from both teams.
One 20 years old KSC fan was hospitalized after he was hitted at his head with a brick.
He was seriously wounded.
It seems 50 to 70 hardcore from Union Berlin made the trip by bus and continued their way to Karlsruhe with other vehicles to confront about 30 locals.
Police intervened with truncheons and pepper sprays.
After these events, 500 locals mobbed up to confront Berlin supporters but police intervened.

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Greuther Furth - Fortuna Dusseldorf - 15/05/2011

Source : http://www.spvgg-fuerth.com

One policeman was injured and one Fürth fan (27) was arrested.

Ajax Amsterdam - FC Twente - 15/05/2011

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It seems some troubles occured in Enschede as Tukkers lost the championship. FC Twente’s 3-1 defeat yesterday by Ajax did not deter jubilant fans from welcoming the squad back to their home town of Enschede as heroes. Police say they arrested 13 people for destruction of public property and drunk and disorderly behaviour.

At Amsterdam’s Museumplein, the party had turned sour earlier in the evening. reports that dozens of people had to be treated for injuries sustained after they were squashed in the crowd. An emergency hospital post was set up behind the stage as ambulances were unable to push through the crammed square.
The festivities started at about 6 o’clock in the evening. Shortly before 8pm, clashes broke out between groups of supporters. Fans who had climbed up television towers were pelted with beer cans and a bottle was thrown onto the stage.
Soon after eight o’clock, the organizers urged people to go home, but the concrete barriers started shaking as the some 80,000 fans had difficulty finding a way out. At half past nine, Museumplein was finally cleared. Police say they had arrested 46 supporters by the end of the evening.





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Krylya Sovetov Samara - Spartak Moscow - 15/05/2011

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Russian police arrest 121 fans after football riot

Russian police have arrested 121 football fans in the wake of some of the worst sports violence in years, law enforcement officials said Monday.

The supporters of the domestic league top-flight side Spartak Moscow were detained after a stadium riot in the eastern city of Samara, police spokesman Yury Sterlikov said.

Some 300 Spartak fans broke through a police cordon around their seating during a Sunday afternoon match against Krylia Sovetov Samara to touch off a brawl involving hundreds of participants.

Spartak supporters wielded torn plastic seating in the rioting, which police only broke up with the assistance of tear gas and water cannon.

More than 20 people were injured in the battle which also damaged more than 2,000 seats in Kryla Sovetov's 33,000 seat stadium. Spartak won the match 1-0.

Most of the detainees will face charges of public intoxication or resisting arrest, Sterlikov said.

Football hooliganism is a widespread problem in Russia, which is scheduled to host the 2018 World Cup. The most aggressive fans are found in Moscow and St Petersburg. Some fan clubs have been linked with right-wing extremist groups.

England : Crawley Town hooligans given four-year football ban - 11/05/2011

Source : Thisissussex.co.uk

TWO hooligans have been given four-year football banning orders after they were involved in violence at a Crawley Town game.

Matthew Butler, 37, of Hawkins Road, Tilgate, and Jamie Simpson, 22, of Jewel Walk, Bewbush, were involved in a mass brawl at the Reds' home game against Newport County on October 16 last year.

The pair, who were filmed by police and caught on the club's own CCTV system, were sentenced at Brighton Magistrates' Court last Thursday.

Around 30 fans were involved in the fight in the home end, after a group of Newport fans were discovered in the stand.

The court was shown the CCTV footage, where Butler and Simpson could be seen shouting in the faces of police officers and kicking the stands.

Butler could then be seen on the video jumping into a fight with the opposing fans, throwing punches.

The pair had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of using or threatening unlawful violence towards another person that would make them fear for their personal safety.

They were each sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work, ordered to pay £900 in costs and given the banning orders.

After the sentencing, a Sussex Police spokesman said: "These two individuals have shown no remorse for any of their actions throughout the entire case.

"This sort of abusive behaviour will not be tolerated and has no place in this day and age.

"The judge pointed out to the defendants in his summing up that they were nowhere near the area when the disorder broke out and clearly made their way to the area to join in, pushing past stewards and officers to attack the Newport supporters."

Germany : FV Illertissen - Reutlingen SSV 05 - 14/05/2011

Source : ssv-news.de

40 Ulm hooligans made the short trip to Illertissen (28 km far away) and provoked troubles, throwing flares in the pitch and in direction of the Reutlingen supporters.
About 50 policemen intervened.

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France : FC Rouen - RC Strasbourg - 13/05/2011

Source : LALSACE.FR

Fight erupted between ULTRA BOYS (RCS) and stewards at the end of the game. One steward (40) was seriously injured and one RCS fan was arrested.

West Ham United player 'racially abused' during party brawl, says David Sullivan - 17/05/2011

Source : Telegraph.co.uk

David Sullivan, West Ham's co-owner. says one of the club's players was racially abused by a supporter at last night's fractious end-of-season party.

Police were called to the Grosvenor House Hotel in Central London after West Ham supporters, who paid to attend the dinner, fought with security staff.
The violence was sparked when Demba Ba, the striker, reportedly refused to sign autographs when asked by supporters. Reports claimed Ba told fans he was "too tired". This prompted an angry reaction, with reports claiming tables were overturned, a vase smashed and chairs thrown.
And Sullivan told Sky Sports News: "A player was racially abused by the same drunken supporter, which is not acceptable. Sadly one drunken supporter let the club down." Sullivan did not confirm the identity of the player he claims was abused, but it is believed to be Ba, the French-born Senegal international.
Fighting broke out when security staff attempted to control the situation. It was claimed a group of fans duly ran out of the hotel, pursued by security guards, while the event’s MC, the television presenter Ben Shephard, pleaded with guests to “sit on their chairs, not throw them”.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "We were called at 9.15pm to reports of a disturbance at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane. Officers attended. There were no offences alleged and no arrests."

AC Fiorentina - Bologna FC - 15/05/2011

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One arrested, two reported and a recommendation for personal use of drugs, the budget of the State Police who oversaw last Sunday Fiorentina-Bologna.
Over 300 visiting supporters (of the 500 total) reached the Tuscan capital aboard a local train. During the trip between railway statione and stadium on three shuttle buses, the ultras went out of them to find rival fans and used smoke bombs and a large firecracker that damaged a phone booth.
The security forces that have held the mobs were are to identify one of the leaders. This is a 27 year old from Bologna, with many police reports in the past.
For him 5 years of stadium ban .
Other two ban: In the middle of the group of 300, for a 39 year old originally from Abruzzo for police offences and for not respect another stadium ban.
Finally, a Bologna ultras of 30 years was reported to have personal use of drugs.
During the filtering procedures in guests, the man was caught by officers after he tried to escape, throwing her to the ground, a dose of Marijuana (1.72 grams) and cocaine (0.46 grams).

OFI Creta - Pas Giannina - 15/05/2011

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Hearts of Midlothian - Celtic Glasgow - 11/05/2011

Source : Channel4.com

The Celtic manager was attacked by a man emerging from the stands during his side's 3-0 win. Scottish football authorities have launched an investigation.

A 26-year-old John Wilson, from Edinburgh, has been charged with breach of the peace and assault aggravated by religious prejudice.

Officers arrested him on Wednesday after a fan clambered from the Hearts section of the main stand on to the pitch and lunged at the Celtic boss who was on the touchline at Tynecastle stadium in Edinburgh.

The man was quickly grappled to the ground by Lennon's assistant, former Hoops player Alan Thompson, and immediately arrested by Lothian and Borders Police.

After the game, trouble flared in the Celtic section of the stadium with fans appearing to fight with police and stewards.

Celtic assistant manager Johan Mjallby said: "What has happened to Neil is a dark day for Scottish football and I've never seen anything like it, he is shaken but OK.

"I saw someone coming and we didn't react at first, we were obviously shocked and the guy could have had anything in his hands.

"I haven't really had time to speak to Neil, he has a strong character but how much can a guy take?"

A police spokesman said: "A number of incidents took place during this match including some violent disorder.

"Lothian and Borders Police will fully investigate all of the incidents that occurred at the match this evening and will work closely with both football clubs and the SPL."

Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan, SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster and Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond all condemned the incident.

'Arrests made' over parcel bombs

Northern Irish Catholic Lennon has had death threats in the past and in recent weeks was sent two parcel bombs, as were other high-profile Celtic supporters.

In a separate police operation launched on Thursday morning in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, two arrests were reportedly made in connection with the investigation into the parcel bombs.

Officers are still looking for whoever was responsible for sending two parcel bombs to Lennon and one each to lawyer Paul McBride QC and former MSP Trish Godman.

Last month Strathclyde Police said the two packages sent to Lennon, and the two others were "designed to cause real harm to the person who opened them".

A fifth suspect package, addressed to the offices of Cairde Na H'Eireann (Friends of Ireland) in Glasgow, was also intercepted by officers last month.





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Mexico: Morelia - Cruz Azul - 15/05/2011

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