Season 11/12 - April

Spain: FC Sevilla - Levante UD - 21/04/2012

Source : http://sports.yahoo.com + https://www.youtube.com

Sevilla fans protest with tennis ball hailstorm

Not at all happy about the kickoff of their match against Levante pushed back to a late-night time slot so Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Barcelona could have sole possession of the primetime spotlight, Sevilla fans decided to protest. With tennis balls.
Just after the match finally began, fans behind the home team's goal threw tennis balls onto the pitch by the dozens. And as stewards tried to clear the balls away, they just kept coming while the crowd held up a banner that read "Stop the match, Mourinho is talking" in reference to Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho's post-match press conference.

England: Gillingham FC - Swindon Town - 21/04/2012

Source : http://www.kentonline.co.uk

Police keep fans apart at Gillingham FC v Swindon Town match

Gillingham and Swindon fans squared up in a heated exchange after the Gills' home win at Priestfield today.

Police intervened to successfully avoid a tense stand-off escalating outside Gillingham station at 5.30pm after the Blues' 3-1 win.

Both sides exchanged loud insults and chants for about 15 minutes before police steered the Swindon fans into the railway station.

The rowdy Swindon crowd, who were celebrating promotion despite their side's defeat, had shouted "we pay your benefits" and "where's your caravan" at Gills fans toasting victory in the Southern Belle pub.

There was also a heavy police presence at the Livingstone Arms, Gillingham Road, before the match as Swindon fans gathered ahead of kick-off.

Mum Michelle Barnes was one of several people unable to get into the station.
She said: "It is a bit intimidating, my boys are very scared. We could hear it from round the corner."

There was a heavy police presence both inside and outside the ground for the match, which was almost played behind closed doors.

Medway Council had issued a prohibition order which banned fans from attending the game, after a dispute between Kent Police and Gills over policing costs. The order was lifted when the row was resolved earlier this week.

Police had raised concerns over crowd safety because of a long-standing rivalry between the two sides which dates back to the 1970s.


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France: US Quevilly - Rennes - Cup - 11/04/2012

Source : http://www.rennes.maville.com

Yesterday, the police officers have arrested ten supporters: eight from Rennes and two of Quevilly. Majority for detention and use of firecrackers. They risk stadium bans during twelve months.

At the end of the game, police had to intervene on the ground to prevent supporters of Rennes in anger from invading the pitch. Some scuffles took place. One of the supporters of Rennes was arrested for violences.




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Source : http://www.ouest-france.fr

Wednesday night, about thirty Rennes supporters waited their players as they were angry about the defeat.

Hundreds of people gather in the memory of Inigo Cabaças Basauri - 12/04/2012

Source : http://www.elmundo.es

Hundreds of people honoured the memory of Athletic Bilbao supporter, Inigo Cabaças Basauri, probably assassinated by the police after the football game Athletic-Schalke 04.
The gathering was on the initiative of its family and friends. Behind a streamer “Justice”, the people gathered in dignity with the Arizgoiti public garden. The father of the victim held a poignant speech lasting approximately 15 minutes, followed long applause from there.

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Switzerland (hockey): ZSC Lions - SC Berne - 14/04/2012

Source : http://www.romandie.com

Before the game, SC Bern supporters throw all kind of missiles in direction of policemen who responded with tear gas.
The game was not yet started that Bern fans also used firecrackers and flares, throwing them in direction of locals.
At the end of the game, both sides of fans tried to confront but police intervened.

Lyon - Marseille - League Cupfinal - 14/04/2012

Source : http://www.laprovence.com

As they arrived in the stadium, OM supporters (South Winners) were received by a mob of Parisians, from the Auteuil stand so troubles took place.
Ten Parisians were arrested and police will try to find other people for this ambush.

Seven OM fans were also arrested during the game because they used detonators.

Paraguay: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia - 15/04/2012

Source : http://www.abc.es + http://www.ultimahora.com

Madness in Paraguay: 2 died, 131 arrests.

Very serious incidents burst around the stadium of Ciudad del Este, located at 330 kilometers of Asunción, but also another city of the country.

109 supporters of Cerro Porteño were arrested after a brawl with the fans of Olimpia. Five fans of which three belong to barra brava “Plaza” will be prosecuted for firearms. 4 revolvers gauges 38 and 22, with 27 balls, were found on them. Extremely fortunately nobody used of it.

More serious, in Hernandarias, onesupporter, 18 years old, from Olimpia, Rodrigo Fleitas, was killed out of a ball in the head whereas he celebrated the victory of Olimpia with others supporters. A nine year old child received a ball in the thigh to him.
In Ñemby, Christopher Leguizamón, 22 years old and to support of Olimpia, was killed by a blow of piece of broken bottle planted in the heart. The attacker which does not have that 15 years is continued for voluntary manslaughter.

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France: Angers SCO - Mans FC - 20/04/2012

Source : http://www.ouest-france.fr

At the end of the game, a man, 20 year-old, was arrested when he was with friends.
He had a rubber bullets gun and used it against the bus of Le Mans supporters.

Germany: FSV Frankfurt - SpVgg Greuther Fürth - 20/04/2012

Source : http://www.main-netz.de

Excited and drunken supporters, from Greuther Furth, caused damages on the A3 highway, said police.
36 people were controlled by police.

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SM Caen - AS Saint-Etienne - 21/04/2012

Source : http://www.ouest-france.fr

In Courseulles, as they were eating together, two men in their forties fought together and one was seriously wounded at his face and hospitalized.
The other one was arrested.

Sankt Pauli - Hansa Rostock - 22/04/2012

Source : http://www.welt.de + http://www.bild.de

Outraged by the fact of being banned to attend the match with St-Pauli which will take place this day, 800 fans of Hansa Rotsock envisaged to express their dissatisfaction in Hamburg. Initially, the administrative court of Hamburg prohibited this demonstration except if this one were held in the perimeter the station “Hamburg-Altona”, but following the recourse of the fans of Rostock to close to the administrative High-Court, the latter authorized this demonstration on a well defined course. Hundreds of police officers are in faction to avoid any overflow. The demonstration must start at 11 a.m. For the moment only about fifteen fans of Hansa Rostock was present in waiting of the arrival of the train coming from Rostock. One of them entrusted to the journalists: “The decision to refuse us the access at the stage of St-Pauli is ashamed and arbitrary. It is the end of the popular football-ball. Contrary to a country vosin as France which undergone a strong repression on behalf of the authorities whereas there is almost no incident on their premises and that the French supporters chose to undergo this repression without anything to make, in Germany, we must react”.

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Source : abendblatt.de

Saint-Pauli fans, most of them anarchists and left-side members, attacked the police. Two policemen were injured and seven fans were arrested.

FC Winterthour- FC Basel - Cup - 15/04/2012

Source : http://www.romandie.com

Two people, including one policeman, were wounded during this cup game which opposed Wintherthur to FC BaseL.
Policemen used rubber bullets and a water canon to avoid a fight between both sides but no one was arrested.

At the end of the game, both sides stayed away from each other, but at the train station, Basel supporters threw missiles like rocks at policemen and locals.

Poland: Cracovia Kraków - Widzew Łódź - 20/04/2012

Source : http://d.polskatimes.pl

A Cracovie fan invaded the pitch.

1.FC Köln - VFB Stuttgart - 21/04/2012

Source : http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Leverkusen's Kadlec suffer broken nose in fan attack

Bayer Leverkusen's Michal Kadlec was attacked by two alleged Cologne fans early on Sunday and suffered a broken nose, the player and police said.
Kadlec told the Cologne Express newspaper he had been approached by two people who identified themselves as supporters of regional rivals Cologne before hitting him in the face.
"I was stunned. My nose started to bleed heavily. The two men had said they were Cologne fans," he told the newspaper.
The 27-year-old Czech, who was leaving a nightclub in Cologne accompanied by his girlfriend at the time, said he intended to play against Hanover 96 next week.
Police said they were investigating the attack.
Leverkusen are in sixth place after a win at Hoffenheim on Saturday while Cologne, whose fans have repeatedly been in the spotlight for violent behaviour this season, are in the relegation playoff spot after drawing 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart.

Genoa - Siena - 22/04/2012

Source : http://soccernet.espn.go.com

PHOTOS: http://www.repubblica.it/sport/2012/04/22/foto/il_caos_allo_stadio-33754688/1/?ref=HREA-1

Trouble flares at Genoa match



Genoa's Serie A game with Siena on Sunday was suspended for 45 minutes due to crowd disturbances at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

A large group of Genoa fans accumulated around the tunnel area and threatened to invade the pitch early in the second half with their side 4-0 behind.

After a break of 20 minutes, the match officials and the Siena team left the field with the furious fans applauding them, but not letting the Genoa players approach.

Home captain Marco Rossi spoke with the group, who demanded the Genoa players took off their shirts before leaving the field.

After several more minutes, Rossi went round and collected his team mates' shirts, but Giuseppe Sculli refused to take his off and, with tears in his eyes, confronted the supporters, making it clear that he would not cave in to their demands.

A compromise appeared to be reached with the fans retreating from the tunnel and allowing the game to continue.

Germany: Jahn Regensburg - Chemnitzer FC - 21/04/2012

Source : http://presseportal.ultrasblog.de + https://www.youtube.com

2500 away fans made the trip for this game. Before the game a security man of a shop was punchep by Chemnitz supporters.
Near the stadium, two policemen were pelted with detonatords.
Both sides of supporters tried to confront but police made a line between them.
At the end of the game, about 30 away fans crossed a fence to attack locals. One policeman was wounded when he tried to intervene.
Outside the stadium, about 50 Chemnitz hardcore mobbed up in a tank station where the same amount of locals joined them so a fight took place but police intervened.

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Kapfenberger SV - Austria Wien - 21/04/2012

Source : sport.oe24.at

Angry about the defeat of their team, Austria supporters showed their anger at the end of the game so policemen and stewards took place just in front of the away stand as players tried to calm them down.

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France: Saint-Priest - Grenoble Foot 38 - 21/04/2012

Source : http://www.lyonmag.com + http://www.foot01.com

A mob of twenty Lyon supporters entered the away stand au caused troubles within the 200 GF38 supporters who made the trip.
A fight took place for several minutes so second half was delayed for a few minutes.

Club Brugge KV - RSC Anderlecht - 22/04/2012

Source : Mail (thanks to the sender)

The day before the game, Bruges supporters mobbed up at the last training session.

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Source : Source : http://www.rtl.be

46 hooligans from Den Haag were arrested.

Barcelona - Real Madrid - 21/04/2012

Source : www.youtube.com

Italy condemns fan power after Genoa "strip of shame" - 23/04/2012

Source : Reuters

Genoa will have to play their next two home games behind closed doors after players bowed to the demands of rioting fans who halted play and ordered them to take off their shirts as the Serie A team lost 4-1 at home to Siena on Sunday.

"Madness in Genoa", was Monday's headline in sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport, while all newspapers carried articles on the "shame" of Genoa for letting their hardcore "ultras" fans dictate terms to the players.

"These things must end quickly, putting up with this causes too much damage to Italian soccer," said Paris St Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti, formerly at Chelsea, AC Milan and Juventus.

The referee stopped play as smoke bombs and firecrackers were hurled onto the pitch by a small contingent of Genoa's fans, some of whom then climbed over the perspex barriers separating them from the field.

The supporters, some of them hooded, demanded the players remove their shirts after chanting they were not worthy of wearing them.

While Siena retired to their dressing room, most Genoa players handed their shirts to captain Marco Rossi although striker Giuseppe Sculli refused and tried to negotiate with the supporters.

Serie A announced the two-game ban on fans in a statement.

Genoa also face upheaval on the field after colourful owner Enrico Preziosi, supposedly banned from football for previous misdemeanours, said in a radio interview that he was sacking coach Alberto Malesani and replacing him with Luigi De Canio.

Malesani was only reappointed at the start of this month having been previously sacked in December.

Genoa, who had hoped to mount a challenge for the Europa League spots at least this term, are 17th in Serie A only one position and one point clear of Lecce in the relegation zone with five games left.

Former Queens Park Rangers boss De Canio has a tough baptism on Wednesday with Genoa travelling to champions Milan, who are desperate for the win after slipping three points behind Juventus in the race for the Serie A title.

Sunday's scenes were reminiscent of a European Championship qualifier between Italy and Serbia at the same stadium in 2010 when visiting fans rioted and caused the match to be abandoned.

"I thought I was dreaming," said former Milan and Italy midfielder Demetrio Albertini, now vice president of Italy's soccer federation. "You only have to compare us with abroad to see that we have trouble managing our fans and our stadiums."

MATCH-FIXING SCANDAL

The episode is the latest blow to Italian soccer, which is already reeling from a new match-fixing scandal currently centred on Serie B team Bari but which threatens to escalate as prosecutors continue their investigations.

La Stampa daily said Italian soccer was made a laughing stock by "the photo of a bemused Marco Rossi transformed from captain to laundry boy" as he handed over his team mates' shirts to the fans.

Under the headline "The shame and the cowardice" La Repubblica said Italian stadiums were "places where the law cannot enter and where the strongest have the power to take away everyone's dignity".

While the shirt-removal incident in Genoa was unprecedented, Italian soccer is not new to episodes of "fan power" from its notorious but influential "ultra" supporters.

The 2004 Rome derby between AS Roma and Lazio was abandoned after fans invaded the pitch due to a rumour, which turned out to be false, that a supporter had been run over by a police vehicle. On that occasion Roma captain Francesco Totti famously negotiated with representatives of the team's "ultras".

Other problems with hooligans contributed to Italy failing in its bid to host Euro 2016 while the country's crumbling stadiums were also a factor.

The president of Italy's soccer league Maurizio Beretta called for the police to take a hard line against the ultras and Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri said those responsible for the incident had already been identified.

Ipswich Town - Millwall FC - 21/04/2012

Source : http://www.eadt.co.uk

Millwall fan arrested for alleged assault on British Transport Police officer

A MILLWALL fan was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer after Ipswich Town 0-3 defeat to the south-east London club at Portman Road.

The Millwall fan was detained following an alleged incident outside Ipswich Railway Station at around 5.45pm on Saturday, as supporters made their way home.

It is understood a British Transport Police (BTP) officer suffered injuries to his face.

Last night BTP said declined to comment on the alleged incident.

Two other Millwall fans were arrested and six people were ejected from the match. Those arrested were detained for criminal damage and being drunk.

Chief Superintendent David Skevington, of Suffolk Constabulary, who was in charge of police operation said: “There were no incidents of serious disorder. In terms of the policing operation it has been a real success.”

Slovenia: NK Maribor - NK Triglav - 22/04/2012

Source : http://www.siol.net

Maribor won the Championship. Some fans invaded the pitch.

Asutralia: Brisbane Roar - Perth Glory - 22/04/2012

Source : http://www.watoday.com.au

Glory fans charged after ugly scenes in Northbridge

A Northbridge pub was closed and four people were charged in ugly scenes following Perth Glory's grand final loss yesterday.
Angry fans spilled onto the street outside the Elephant and Wheelbarrow on Lake Street, where hundreds of people had gathered to watch the game against Brisbane Roar.
A small number of fans became unruly at about 4.35pm after the Glory went down to Brisbane following a controversial umpiring decision.
There were reports of glasses being thrown from the balcony onto the street, and more than ten police officers attended to disperse the crowd and issue move-on notices.
A police spokesman said four people would be charged by summons with disorderly conduct.
Elephant and Wheelbarrow managing director Chris Brockwell said management made the decision to close the pub in order to remove a small number of disorderly patrons.
"It was to do with an immature attitude of some Glory supporters, who became irate as a result of the decision that caused the result of the match to be what it was," Mr Brockwell said.
"It was clear it was a very emotional time, they were causing a problem and it had the capacity to continue."
"We felt it was in the best interests to ensure the patrons who had been the cause of the problem were removed."
The pub re-opened at 6.45pm after the offending patrons were removed.

Coventry City - Doncaster - 21/04/2012

Source : http://www.coventrytelegraph.net

Police probe after stewards hurt amid Coventry City relegation

TWO stewards were assaulted during angry scenes at the Ricoh Arena as Coventry City were relegated from the Championship.

Police say they are reviewing a number of incidents following the violence that marred the club’s final home game of the season.

In total, eight fans were ejected from the ground after the final whistle and their details were taken by police.

A spokesman for Coventry Police said: “The club is currently reviewing CCTV footage and police are investigating the incidents.

“Anyone with information about those involved in match day crime should speak to officers at the force’s Football Unit on ...

“Alternatively, people who do not wish to speak to police officers directly can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on ...

“Anyone arrested for football matters will be subject of applications for football banning orders which will prevent them from attending future fixtures.”

Two stewards were hurt in separate incidents. One older steward was hit on the back of a head with a bottle but did not require medical treatment.

Another was hurt as fans scuffled and she fell down some steps, cutting a finger.

On Twitter, West Midlands Police’s football safety officer for Coventry City, PC Dave Mapp, wrote: “Disappointing finish to the season at the Ricoh. Majority of supporters voiced their opinions in the correct manner.