Season 01/02 - October

Racist writings against Fabio Liverani - 10/10/2001

Source: Tifonet

S.S. Lazio's supporters are in the centre of racism episode again. Today, in many parts of Rome, expecially near Formello, Lazio's headquarter, appeared racist writings and heavy insults against the club's midfielder Fabio Liverani, bought last month from Perugia.
" Liverani is yellow and red pig", "Liverani is dirty black" were few of the
writings with svastikas. Liverani gave no comments over the situation yet.

Ujpest Budapest - Ferencvaros TC - Cup - 10/10/2001

Source: Yahoo


A local arrested by police

Iran police warn they will seriously confront football hooligans - 11/10/2001

Source: Reuters

Iranian police have warned they will "seriously confront" football hooligans at a World Cup Asian qualifying match between the national side and Iraq to be played here Friday.
"Studies on celebrations which take place after Iranian wins in football games reveal that a minority of people try to abuse the situation and conduct illogical and abnormal acts and disrupt public order," police said in a statement published Thursday by the government-run Iran paper. "Police will seriously confront these people who disrupt public order and break the law and will hand them over to the judiciary," police warned. Last week, more than 180 people were arrested in Iran during celebrations to mark the country's 1-0 victory against Thailand in the Asian qualifying competition for the 2002 World Cup finals. "The police expect football fans to express their happiness without disrupting public order and without bringing traffic to a halt," Tehran police chief Mohsen Ansari was quoted as saying by the paper.

Chesterfield FC - Portal Vale - 12/10/2001

Source: local press

Iran - Irak - 13/10/2001

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Clashes erupted, opposing Iran fans and local police forces. Many people were injured an other arrested. A total of 400 people were injured.

ST Etienne - Le Havre - 13/10/2001

Source: mail

Twenty minutes before the end of the game ( a new defeat for the local team), many fans went out of the stadium, trying to make disturbances in front of the main stand. Fans opened a gate but a few of them entered this area and fought with CRS. These fights were violent but so short. CRS used teargas and fans used missiles. About 10 people, includind CRS were injured, but a mojority of fans made runs, each time as CRs charged them. Some vehicles were also damaged.

RSC Charleroi - La Louvière - 13/10/2001

Source: mail

Not many things to tell concerning this high risks derby. Locals tried to contact Wolf-siders with the aim to have an off. These last ones refused but said if their coach will be stopped, they will be out of it, for a toe-to-toe. A car of locals took the road of La Louviere, with the aim to follow the coach of La Louviere fans. AS the coach entered the city-centrer, a group of local lads (+-15 as 3 different groups were waiting in different places for the coach). stopped the coach but Wolf-siders stayed inside, only chanting and provoking. Prior to the game, locals made a special show. A the end of the game, locals tried to find visitors, but they came back to their coach and police made an intervention on locals, making 5-6 arrests. Another no show for visitors!

SK Lommel - RSC Anderlecht - 13/10/2001

Source: Belgian press

After the game, a 28 years-old Anderlecht fan was transfered at the hospital after he was seriously injured at his head. He was injured during a fight opposing locals (joinded by PSV Eindhoven lads) to Anderlecht fans (not hooligans). The days of this fan are in danger.

Messina - Palermo - 14/10/2001

Source: Tifonet

Scuffles between rival fans erupted for this sicilian derby. Missiles were threw to eachother.

NEC Nijmegen - Vitesse Arnhem - 14/10/2001

Source: mail

Prior to the game, a group of 300 local fans was waiting for the special coaches of Vitesse fans. When the coaches arrived, some misiles were threw, as firecrackers, bottles, stones... Windows were smashed up and the coaches stopped. Vitesse fans threw seats to the NEC lads. Police made charges but NEC lads made another attack. Many fans were busted (60 from Vitesse and 20 from NEC).

Panionios - OFI Creta - 14/10/2001

Source: Reuters

Greek first division club Panionios suspended one of their players and closed a section of their ground indefinitely after crowd violence marred their 1-1 draw with OFI Crete on Sunday. Hundreds of Panionios fans invaded the pitch and clashed with riot police after the 90th-minute sending off of the home side's Panayiotis Efthymiadis. The match was stopped for 10 minutes while the pitch was cleared and Panionios assistant coach Dimitris Barbalias was taken to hospital for treatment to a hand injury. Defender Efthymiadis has been suspended for six months and fined �10,000, Panionios owner Achilleas Beos announced. Beos, who was seen to grapple with a group of supporters as they came on the pitch, announced the closure of the popular gate four section of the Athens ground in response to the violence.

Lazio Roma - Atalanta Bergamo - 14/10/2001

Source: Tifonet

At 3.05pm, when 4 coaches of Atalanta ultras arrived in Roma, a group of 20 local ultras (not Irriducibili) attacked these coaches, using bottles and stones. A group of Atalanta ultras went out of the coaches and fought with locals. Carabinieri came on the place and restore the calm.

DINAMO ZAGREB suspends two tribunes of a stadium after Sunday's tragedy - 16/10/2001

Source: Reuters

Dinamo Zagreb will temporarily use only western and southern tribunes of their Maksimir Stadium after the tragedy when one of the fans got a serious injury last Sunday during the biggest Croatian derby against Hajduk Split. He fell down from the half-constructed tribune wall at height of eight meters. Dinamo's director Velimir Zajec confirmed it on Tuesday during his talk with city mayor Milan Bandic. According to mayor Bandic, the works towards finishing the northern and eastern tribunes will continue next spring.

Italy adopts anti-violence law - 17/10/2001

Source: Yahoo

Italy's Senate Wednesday adopted tough new powers to strengthen the fight against football hooliganism, ANSA news agency reported. The Senate passed the law which had been sent back to them with modifications by the Chamber of Deputies to initial government proposals. The Chamber had objected to the granting of draconian powers for police to arrest suspected wrongdoers up to 48 hours after an alleged offence. With the modification a magistrate must now approve such an arrest. Under the new law judicial chiefs will be given more power to ban fans from attending stadia and new specific offences (such as invading the pitch or throwing objects). Racist or discriminatory propaganda is also outlawed while fans who try to avoid identification by wearing a crash helmet or other headgear will also be subject to punishment. The use of TV evidence or photographs to identify wrongdoers is also endorsed by the new law. In effect the law is already in application and has been since the start of the season on August 26 but it is only now that it has been formally adopted.
Last season saw weekly episodes of violence around Italy's stadia. Some of the most notorious incidents saw a Messina supporter killed after being struck by a firecracker during a third division match and an incident at the San Siro where Inter Milan fans destroyed a scooter before throwing it down onto the seating below.

Japan to bar hooligans from World Cup - 18/10/2001

Source: Reuters

Soccer hooligans, keep out. That's the message from Japan's justice ministry as it hurries to revise the immigration law to bar entry to anyone with a history of rioting before the World Cup next May. "We are targetting people who knock people over or wreck buildings or streets," said a justice ministry official. He said the new law would apply to anyone punished for rioting or being involved in violent protests with sentences of less than a year's imprisonment.
Current Japanese law prevents the entry -- and allows the deportation -- of those sentenced to more than one year in jail, the official said. At a time of heightened global sensitivity to terrorism, the law will likely be welcomed, a Japanese expert on international law said.
"If it's carried out carefully with due respect to fundamental human rights, I think it will be accepted by the public, at this time in particular when threats of terrorism are widespread," said Yasuhiko Yoshida, professor of international relations at the Osaka University of Economics and Law. The revision will also allow the deportation of fans arrested for rowdiness once they arrive in Japan. "We have to put an end to hooliganism, if it erupts, as soon as possible," the official said. At the same time, the ministry is drafting revisions to allow the deportation of those involved in organized crimes such as burglary or passport forgery -- relatively skilled crimes that have a high incidence of repeat offenders -- that carry sentences under one year, the official said. The ministry will try to submit the bill before the end of the current 72-day session of the Japanese Parliament, which began September 27, so it can be enacted before the 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted by Japan and South Korea, starts next May.

Hearts fans set to boycott derby - 19/10/2001

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Hearts supporters are set to stage an unofficial boycott of the first Edinburgh derby of the season, at Easter Road, after rebelling against a hike in the standard Hibernian ticket price. Tynecastle fans buying tickets for Sunday's televised match are having to fork out �24 - thought to be the most expensive away ticket in Scottish football - with the result that barely 1,000 of the 3,500 allocation were sold by Thursday. Robin Beith, vice-chairman of the federation of Hearts supporters clubs, said: 'The slow sales are almost entirely related to the prices Hibs are charging. 'Normally, my own supporters club at Prestonpans takes up to 100 supporters to Easter Road for a derby - this time we have a take-up of just 16 tickets. 'Our secretary wrote to Hibs chief executive Rod Petrie saying how ridiculous their pricing policy has become, but he has not yet received a reply.' Hibs have a three-tier pricing policy and the Hearts fixture, which is normally close to a sell-out, is obviously in the top category. Beith added: 'Hearts also operate a system of categorising matches and we only charge Hibs supporters �19 - how can they justify charging us �5 more for the same fixture? 'We think Hibs tickets are the most expensive in Scotland and it's making it impossible for any working man to take his children to a game.' Hearts spokesman Douglas Dalgleish confirmed that just 1,000 briefs had been sold by the Gorgie Road ticket office, and added: 'Our fans appear to be saying what they think of the ticket prices for Sunday with the volume of sales so far.' Hibs spokesman David Forsyth said: 'The Hearts fans are only being asked to pay the same as home supporters. 'This is an attractive game and I can assure Hearts fans that, under SPL rules, we are not allowed to charge them more than we charge our own supporters. 'We hope that people would accept that facilities and entertainment at Easter Road are now top class.'

FC Copenhagen - Ajax Amsterdam - 18/10/2001

Source: mail

Seven Ajax hooligans were arrested and released after the game, after they threw bottles on police forces. These 7 lads were fought with policemen, when these last ones tried to restore the calm, as Ajax fans have attacked local fans.

FC Utrecht - AC Parma - 18/10/2001

Source: Tifonet

Two Parma fans were arrested in Utrecht, after they fought with local police forces. They were realesed during the night. Everything started when Parma scored its 2nd goal: a group of 50 locals tried to have a toe-to-toe with Italians, inside the stadium. Visitors stayed in front of locals, police forces restore the order and fought with Italians. A steward was also injured.

Millwall FC - Nottingham Forest - 20/10/2001

Source: ITK

For this game, Nottingham Forest lads arrived in the stadium with about 200 boys, but nothing special happened with locals. But these last ones, after the game, set the fire on a Forest van. Another van with 10 Forest inside got their windows smashed when passing a Millwall pub.

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Source : BBC News

There was a major police operation to keep rival fans apart. Serious disorder broke out after the match as Millwall hooligans tried to attack Forest supporters on their way to the station.

Port Vale - Stoke City - 21/10/2001

Source: Casual Culture

The police commander in charge of the Potteries derby has condemned the behaviour of hooligan supporters after violence flared between rival sets of supporters.
A total of 84 fans were arrested in the Burslem area as a result of incidents which took place throughout yesterday. Supt Nick Howe spoke out after a series of incidents including:-
A confrontation involving about 100 fans armed with iron bars, sticks and bricks. A pitch invasion and fighting inside the ground.A photographer hit by a coin Supt Howe said two pub licensees in Cobridge and Burslem are to be prosecuted after allegedly opening their doors to rival fans at 10.30am, in breach of licensing laws. The Superintendent added: "If this was a day for civic pride then as a police commander I was immensely disappointed. We were very disappointed by the standard of behaviour from the hooligan element."
From the 84 arrested, 17 fans are facing charges, with two people bailed while police continue to investigate allegations of racial chanting. Police in riot gear clashed with rival fans as a catalogue of violent scenes marred the derby. During the match, bottles and coins were thrown on to the field from the Stoke City end of Vale Park with a photographer received a facial injury after being struck by a coin. In the second half, officers set up police lines in front of both sets of fans after a Stoke City equaliser sparked fresh violence among supporters. After the match, 60 Stoke City fans were arrested in Burslem after allegedly chanting racial slogans. Police intervened after fears the group was heading to Cobridge, the scene of race riots earlier this year. And at 7.15pm more than 100 rival fans armed with iron bars, sticks and bricks clashed in Newcastle Street, Longport. Mr Howe confirmed the 60 people who were arrested in Burslem to prevent a breach of the peace will not face charges. Inquiries into the clashes in Longport are continuing. Hundreds of police officers were on duty for yesterday's match in a massive policing operation complicated by the close proximity of Vale Park to Burslem town centre. pressence was required to keep rival fans apart as the Potteries Derby ended in a draw.



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Source : BBC News

84 people were arrested after rival fans clashed at the local derby. Violence broke out in the streets around Port Vale�s ground. There were two pitch invasions and both sets of supporters hurled missiles at each other. 300 police officers were drafted in to keep the peace.

Sangiovannese - Montevarchi - 21/10/2001

Source: Tifonet

A 13 years old young boy was injured after this derby, during clashes occured outside the stadium, opposing Montevarchi fans and carabinieri.

Reggina - Palermo - 21/10/2001

Source: Tifonet

Prior to the game a young local fans, who is banned from stadiums was arrested after he tried to enter the stadium. He also fought with the policeman who tried to arrest him. After the game, another young local ultra was arrested after he trhew, with other people, bottles to the Palermo fans coach.

Verona and Lazio fined for racims by fans - 23/10/2001

Source: Reuters

Italian first division club Verona was Tuesday fined 18,000 dollars by Italian football disciplinary chiefs after supporters unveiled a banner with a swastika during the 2-0 victory at Fiorentina on Sunday. Lazio were fined 9,000 dollars for racist chants aimed at an opposing player while Bologna, fined 16,000 dollars for incidents including the throwing of a smoke bomb, and Lecce and AS Roma also picked up financial penalties for other instances of crowd misbehaviour.

Anderlecht fan dies in hospital - 23/10/2001

Source: Belga

An Anderlecht supporter seriously injured in disturbances with Lommel supporters at a Belgian league match 10 days ago has died in hospital, Belga news agency reported on Tuesday. The victim, who had suffered a fractured skull and multiple rib fractures, had been in a coma since the attack. Three supporters, suspected of being involved in the violence, have been charged by police.

Iran judiciary warn fans against disrupting public order - 24/10/2001

Source: Reuters

Iran's judiciary warned the nation's soccer fans Wednesday against disrupting public order and announced that a special court had been set up to try those who do, the state IRNA news agency said. "A special court has been created to try those people accused of disrupting public order," and notably those who "destroy public property," the judiciary statement said. Although the statement made no direct reference to football-related rioting, it comes just two days after trouble broke out in Tehran and other parts of the country after Iran's 3-1 defeat by Bahrain in a vital World Cup qualifier. The statement pointed out that agitators must be distinguished from those who are merely "expressing their joy."
Iran now face a home and away play-off on October 25 and 31 against the United Arab Emirates to decide who will play the Republic of Ireland for a place in the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea next year.