Season 12/13 - February

Northern Ireland : Crusaders FC - Cliftonville FC - 16/02/2013

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

Crusaders-Cliftonville cancellation: Three charged

Two men in their 40s and a 21-year-old woman have been charged following Saturday's protest outside Seaview football ground in north Belfast.

All three are accused of disorderly behaviour and assault on police, while one of the men is also charged with a provocative act.

All three were released on police bail to appear in court on 13 March.

The Irish Premiership match between Crusaders and Cliftonville was called off due to the protest.

North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds called the cancellation of the match as "a sad day" for football and for the area.

Police said they were attacked with bottles and other missiles after they began moving protesters.

Mr Dodds said it was "deeply disappointing".

It is understood there had been tensions about Cliftonville fans walking through the Skegoneill area on the way to the ground.

"I want to pay credit to the two clubs Cliftonville and Crusaders, along with the residents in Skegoneill and others - community workers, political representatives - who had all worked very, very hard to try to get an agreement, had reached an agreement," Mr Dodds said.

"Unfortunately the events of yesterday meant the game didn't go ahead.

"I think it's a sad day for football and a sad day for north Belfast.

"We will be working in the coming days in conjunction with everybody of goodwill to try to move things forward."

Mr Dodds said reports of "heavy-handed" policing should be investigated.
Safety concerns

A small 'white line' protest had been allowed to take place for about 40 minutes on Saturday afternoon.

Police moved it on to allow fans to get into the north Belfast ground.

The match was called off at 15:10 GMT because of safety concerns.

Most Cliftonville supporters and many Crusaders fans had been unable to gain access to the stadium.

A police spokesperson said: "Upon learning of the public disorder both clubs advised police that the game would not proceed.

"This is a regrettable outcome for the clubs, the many genuine fans who wanted to watch the match and indeed the wider north Belfast community."
'Sad day'

Crusaders chairman Stephen Bell said it was "a sad day for football".

"The football family need to hold together at this difficult time," added Bell.

Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín said the protest had nothing to do with football and players and fans had been left frustrated.

"Now, instead of reflecting on a derby game featuring the top two teams in the league, we are looking back at a disheartening afternoon for everyone connected with the clubs," she said.

"Crusaders and Cliftonville, while rivals on the pitch, have forged many links in recent years and I trust the events of today will not derail those efforts."

Secretary of State Theresa Villiers said: "It is regrettable that an afternoon of sport was ruined by violent protests.

"Such behaviour achieved nothing except upset and disruption for fans and local residents who were looking forward to the game."

Spain : Málaga CF - Athletic Bilbao - 16/02/2013

Source : Mail + Press

At 2.00 PM, a fight erupted between fans.

France : Troyes - FC Sochaux - 09/02/2013

Source : http://www.lest-eclair.fr

No one was transfered to the hospital but police stopped a fight and have arrested one Auxerre supporter in his thirties who was drunk.
This problem intervened when a mob of about thirty Ultras Auxerre walked in the Molé street and when they saw about twent Sochaux rivals so a fight broke out and some supporters used chairs against their rivals.

Cagliari - AC Milan - 10/02/2013

Source : Resport

Tension half an hour before kick-off outside the stadium just in front of the north stand when a small mob, from 10 to 20, Cagliari supporters thrown rocks in direction of police who responded with tear gas.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Serbia (basket) : Partizan Belgrade - Red Star Belgrade - 10/02/2013

Source : http://www.alo.rs

Korac final cup which opposed Partizan to Red Star Beograd was stopped after 26 minutes of playing due to troubles in the terraces.
Everything became calm 45 minutes later.
When Red Star fans showed a stolen flag, Partizan rivals became angry and troubles started. Red Star ones tried to confront their arch-rivals.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Argentina : Nueva Chicago - Defensa y Justicia - 09/02/2013

Source : http://www.radiodechicago.com.ar

Riots burst out at the end of the game when supporsters needed to wait inside the stadium for safety reasons.
Supporters were angry about this police decision because they stayded under the sun for more than 30 minutes without any reasons.


Translation Underground Fans (c)

Herta BSC - 1. FC Union Berlin - 11/02/2013

Source : www.berlin.de

Before this Berlin derby game, in the Hardenbergplatz area, supporters from both teams tried to confront but police made a line between both sides and were pelted with missiles like bottles and detonators.
Same situation when supporters were on their way to the stadium at 5pm and when both sides tried to clash.
Some arrests were made as supporters thrown missiles at police. Some policemen were wounded.
Later, some supporters tried to enter the stadium without tickets and two other policemen were wounded due to detonators.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Ajax Amsterdam - Steaua Bucarest - 14/02/2013

Source : http://nos.nl

Romanian supporter clashed with Dutch ME before this european cup game.
Eight supporters were arrested.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Chile : Unión Española - Audax Italiano - 16/02/2013

Source : http://www.latercera.com

After 70 minutes of playing, supporters thrown big detonators in direction of the pitch of the Santa Laura stadium so the game was stopped for 10 minutes.
Police have sent out Audaw Italiano supporters.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Switzerland : FC Sion - FC St Gallen - 16/02/2013

Source : http://www.hebdo.ch

Troubles broke out after this football game which opposed this Saturday FC Sion to FC St Gallen.
St Gallen supporters attacked policemen with firecrackers and rocks.
Everything started when St Gallen supporters came to the train station. As they were attacked police responded with rubber bullets.

Then, Sion and St Gallen supporters clashed and other missiles were thrown in direction of policemen.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Spain : CA Osasuna - Real Zaragoza - 16/02/2013

Source : http://www.noticiasdenavarra.com

Young Zaragoza supporters were wounded this afternoon after a fight wich broke out in the Milagrosa area, in Pamplona.
Ultras from both teams (some with batons) clashed and police intervened.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

The Netherlands : free fight - 15/02/2013

Source : mail (thanks to the sender)

MVV Maastricht (7) vs VVV Venlo (12 or more -?-)
Venlo lads won

The Netherlands : free fight - 15/02/2013

Source : mail (thanks to the sender)

Haarlem (22) vs Almere (12)
Due to the numbers Almere ran before fighting
Maybe due to a bad communication

Jerusalem: Fan arrested for racism against Muslim footballer - 17/02/2013

Source : http://regator.com

Police arrested a man outside the Friday afternoon practice of the Betar Jerusalem soccer team after the man yelled racist comments at a new Muslim player from Chechnya. The incident is the latest in a series of violent events from a fanatical group of Betar supporters who are furious with the team management for signing two Muslim players from the Chechen team Terek Grozny, Dzhabrail Kadiyev and Zaur Sandayev.

Reims - AS Saint-Etienne - 17/02/2013

Source : www.lunion.presse.fr

Fights opposed supporters to police forces with a total of four people slightly wounded, including two policemen and two supporters.
They were all transfered to the hospital.

During the afternoon these same supporters from St Etienne provoked in the city centre and caused some damages. Another erupted between both fans near the stadium, 30 mns before the kick-off. Three fans were arrested.

Traduction Underground Fans

AS Roma - Juventus Turin - 16/02/2013

Source : mail (thanks to the sender)

19 arrested following clashes between Sunderland and West Ham football fans - 18/02/2013

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

POLICE investigating trouble before a top flight football match have arrested 19 people.

Sunderland and West Ham supporters clashed at about 2.15pm on Saturday, January 12, outside Revolution Bar in Low Row in Sunderland city centre before the two clubs met in the Premiership.

Police believe that the violence may have been pre-arranged.

Over the weekend four more people were arrested - men aged 28 and 18 from Sunderland, a male aged 16 from Sunderland and a 15-year-old male from Chester-le-Street.

They have all been bailed pending further enquiries.

This morning a fifth male, aged 15 and from Washington, was arrested.

He remains in custody helping with enquiries.

A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: “ This brings the total number of arrests to 19.“

Cerro Porteno (Paraguay) - Colon santa Fé (Argentina) - Copa Sudamericana - 17/02/2013

Source : http://pe.hezy.net

Clashes broke out during this Copa Sudamericana game, opposing Colon supporters to police forces.
Everything started when Argentineans were pelted with missiles by locals.
When they tried to react, police intervened, using rubber bullets against them.
Two Colon players who tried intervened were sent off.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Venezuela: LLaneros Guanare - Estudiantes Merida - 17/02/2013

Source : http://www.noticias24.com

Jesus Quintero, one Estudiantes de Merida player was wounded at his face by a rock which was throw by Llaneros supporters at the end of the game, who pelted the players' bus with missiles.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Lyon - Tottenham - 21/02/2013

Source : Mail

50 Lyon Fans attacked Tottenham Fans in the older city.






Lyon casuals mob :
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Source : http://news.sky.com/story/1054852/arrests-after-gang-attacks-spurs-fans-in-lyon

Arrests After Gang Attacks Spurs Fans In Lyon

Three men have been arrested after three Tottenham fans were injured when a group of up to 50 masked thugs attacked a bar on the eve of Spurs' game in Lyon.

Rhone police prefect Jean-Pierre Cazenave-Lacrouts said they have detained three Frenchmen, one a member of a far-right organisation and the other two fans of Olympique Lyon.

Three English fans were hurt during the clashes between rival supporters. Seven people were slightly injured," Mr Cazenave-Lacrouts said.

Eyewitnesses said the attackers smashed doors and threw cast iron chairs, wooden objects and a flare into The Smoking Dog pub in Lyon.

Up to 150 Spurs fans were drinking in the bar, popular among ex-pats in the French city, ahead of tonight's Europa League match.

It is the second time that Tottenham fans have been targeted in apparent anti-Semitic attacks in the last three months.

In November, fans of the club, which has a traditionally strong Jewish following, were ambushed inside a pub in Rome on the eve of their game against Lazio.

Eyewitnesses inside The Smoking Dog said the thugs attacked the bar at 10.18pm on Wednesday night and then returned shortly after to launch another assault on the pub, which was damaged extensively as a result.

The pub's landlord, Dave Eales, from Retford, said the pub was "rammed with Tottenham fans watching the Champions League on the television. The front of the pub, which is made up of reinforced glass, was attacked by 20-25 people."

He added: "They threw projectiles through the windows. There was a stand off. They didn't get in to the bar. Then it calmed down. Then they came back a second time and it all started again.

"There were three injured Tottenham fans taken away by ambulance. One of them had a head injury. I'm not sure how bad it was."

Far-right thugs were blamed for the knife attack on Tottenham's supporters in Rome and two eye-witnesses claimed the attack could have had an anti-Semitic motive.

One, who did not want to be named, said: "There were 50 who attacked in the first wave and 25 in the second.

"It's a pretty scary thing when you're confronted by people doing Nazi salutes."

Spurs fan Christian Radnege, who was in the bar at the time of the attack, said: "They came in making Nazi salutes. It was frightening."

Mr Eales, 42, said he had anticipated trouble may occur and that he had told the Lyon police as much earlier this week.

A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We are aware of reports of an attack on British nationals in France and are offering consular assistance."

A Tottenham spokesman said: "Club officials attended an incident last night in Lyon.

"A group of around 50 people confronted fans. The situation was dealt with and arrests were made within the hour. Three fans sustained minor injuries and received prompt medical assistance."

He said Spurs officials and stewards will be in the city along with French police ahead of kick-off.

FC Metalist Kharkiv - Newcastle United - 21/02/2013

Source : www.thefootballnetwork.ne

Ukraine "Ultras" Reported To Have Attacked NUFC Fans

There are reports on Twitter this evening of Newcastle fans being attacked ahead of the FC Metalist Kharkiv v Newcastle United game in the Ukraine. The Gazette have pubished a few of the tweets (below) suggesting that Police have witnessed and failed to intervene when Metalist fans charged at Newcastle supporters before the game, whilst another indicates that a few fans have been taken to hospital with injuries.

Lazio - Borussia Mönchengladbach - 21/02/2013

Source : http://www.caughtoffside.com

Borussia Monchengladbach Fans Stabbed in Rome Prior to Lazio Europa League Tie

Three Borussia Moenchengladbach fans were stabbed in Rome prior to the club’s Europa League game in the Italian capital.

The fans, in Rome for their side’s Europa League game against Serie A side Lazio, were stabbed at different locations around the city, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.

None of the injuries were life-threatening according to the report.

Over 8,000 ‘Gladbach fans were in Rome although the stabbings reportedly happened before the game at the Olympic Stadium.

A 50-year-old doctor was attacked at Ponte Milvio, a 30-year-old was stabbed nearby and a third was attacked outside the Hotel Hilton, said Gazzetta.

It is not the first time fans of Lazio are alleged to have to have been linked to acts of violence against visiting fans.

The Rome club has been targeted by European football’s governing body UEFA after the Italians’ Europa Cup tie with English Premier League side Tottenham was marred by racist chanting earlier this season.

Lazio were previously fined £32,500 ($51,800, 40,200 euros) by UEFA after monkey chants were directed at Tottenham players during the reverse fixture in London in September.

Before the match against Spurs in Rome, fans of the north London club were attacked in a pub by a group of about 40 people, leaving several in hospital.

Two people, reportedly with connections to Rome’s other Serie A club AS Roma, were arrested and charged with attempted murder.

Four football fans arrested after disturbance at Rangers game - 20/02/2013

Source : http://local.stv.tv

Four football fans have been arrested after a disturbance during a Rangers home match.

The incident took place during the Glasgow side’s game against Annan Athletic on December 18 last year.

On Wednesday, the Football Co-Ordination Unit for Scotland (FoCUS) said its officers had arrested two men aged 16, a 24-year-old man and a woman aged 18 that morning.

A spokeswoman said the arrests were made in the Glasgow area "following a retrospective investigation into an alleged disturbance within Ibrox stadium" during the Third Division tie.

All four were arrested and released on an undertaking to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday, March 22.

The arrests came in addition to eight other men who were arrested at the game. All of them, who were aged between 17 and 31 years old, were released on an undertaking to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date.

Strathclyde Police said the incident was brought "swiftly under control" during the match, which Rangers won 3-0.

Following Oxford vs Bristol Rovers - 22/02/2013

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

Another three football fans arrested


Three more men have been arrested following crowd trouble during Oxford United’s game against Bristol Rovers on February 9.

A 47-year-old from Marston, a 40-year-old from Wantage and a 39-year-old from Witney are being held on suspicion of committing public order offences.

Three other men, one from Bristol and two from Oxford, who were arrested at the match, have been released on police bail.

Australia: Tough new fines to crack down on sport hooligans - 22/02/2013

Source : http://www.abc.net.au

Fines for hooliganism offences at major sporting events will more than double under legislation to be introduced in the Victorian Parliament.

Under the proposed new laws, the penalty for possessing a flare at a sporting match will increase to more than $700.

Lighting a flare will now attract a fine of more than $1,000 and three penalty units.

The measures are part of a State Government crackdown on anti-social behaviour at sporting matches.

Premier Ted Baillieu says he expects the new legislation will reduce incidents of sporting hooliganism.

"[This] is designed to help police and venue managers manage the unacceptable behaviour of a very small minority of individuals that can spoil the sporting experience for everybody," he said.

The new legislation also targets unauthorised ticket sellers and expands bans on aerial advertising.