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| Subject: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:42 am | |
| Football fan faces ban - 01/12/2005
Source : EVENING STAR
WEST Ham United today vowed to ban a supporter convicted of beating an Ipswich fan while he shielded a child at the town's railway station.
Hammers' season ticket holder Barry Green, of Southern Drive, Loughton is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of intending to cause fear of, or to produce violence, following the attack.
Peter Stewart, West Ham's head of media, said: “The response of the club to any police action is that if the supporter is found guilty of any football-related crime, or racist chanting they will receive a ban.”
Although Mr Stewart said he was unaware of Green's conviction he promised a ban would be imposed preventing the 37-year-old London black cab driver from attending games at Upton Park.
Although Mr Stewart was unable to say how long Green would be banned for, he said: “It would be a lengthy ban.”
Earlier this month South East Suffolk Magistrates' Court heard Green attacked the Ipswich fan while they were on the railway station platform after West Ham won the Championship play-off game at Portman Road 2-0 on May 18.
Prosecutor Helen Booth said police were alerted to a fight on platform two involving Green, who was seen repeatedly hitting the Ipswich supporter on the head.
Prosecution witness British Transport Police sergeant Paul Thompson told the court at the time of the attack the Ipswich supporter had his left arm cupped around a child while he cowered down to protect himself.
It was not until Sgt Thompson hit Green with his baton that he stopped his attack.
Giving evidence in his defence, Green denied the charge and claimed he acted in self-defence. He said he had thrown only one punch after the man attacked him.
After the guilty verdict, magistrates heard Green had two previous convictions for non football-related affray committed in 1988 and 1991.
He was released on unconditional bail until his sentencing on December 13. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:43 am | |
| Hull Fans Welcomed To Elland Road - 01/12/2005
Source : LEEDS UTD MAD
ADAM PEARSON has praised the decision to lift travel restrictions on Hull City supporters attending the derby match at Leeds United on New Year's Eve.
Tigers fans wanting to attend the game had been originally told they must make the trip on official coaches with tickets only being handed out on the approach to Leeds.
West Yorkshire Police had imposed the restrictions in an attempt to prevent violence but after opposition from Hull supporters, Pearson decided to turn down the allocation of 1,700 tickets.
However, following talks between the two clubs and police, the Elland Road safety advisory group last night decided visiting fans can travel independently.
Tigers chairman Pearson said in the Yorkshire Post: "We are slightly disappointed not to get more tickets, we still cannot understand why 10 per cent of the capacity (4,000) cannot be made available to Hull as Leeds will be getting 10 per cent for the return fixture at the KC Stadium.
"But the main thing is our supporters will now be able to attend without the travel restrictions. I feel they will be pleased that, as a club and a group of supporters, we have helped stop something that was wrong for football.One of the conditions from the police for reversing the decision is that should any of our fans misbehave, they must face severe sanctions. But we hope they all behave as the fans who follow us away from home every week have behaved all season." _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:44 am | |
| Tear gas delays Italian Cup game-1/12/2005Source: AP Tear gas engulfed the stadium at an Italian Cup game between Juventus and Fiorentina on Thursday, forcing a 20-minute delay in the 2-2 tie. The gas apparently was used by police to prevent fighting among rival fans. Medical teams treated fans, and RAI state TV reported that the tear gas caused some players to have stomach problems. Referee Luca Palanca stopped play two minutes into the second half with Fiorentina leading 1-0. With players and fans covering their faces to breathe, Palanca ordered the teams to the locker rooms 10 minutes later. Once the air cleared, play resumed. The game started five minutes late as part of an Italian Soccer Federation initiative in response to racist behavior by some fans at a game in Messina last Sunday. The return leg of the fourth round is scheduled for January. First-place Juventus and third-place Fiorentina also play Sunday in a league game. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:44 am | |
| FIFA and UEFA finally show racists warning light - 02/12/2005
Source : REÜTERS
UEFA and FIFA have finally decided to wield the biggest weapons in their disciplinary armoury by threatening to dock points and bounce clubs out of competitions for persistent racism.
Most fans would agree that the sooner they use them, the better.
Football authorities do a laudable job in holding conferences, supporting anti-racist groups such as Football Against Racism in Europe and exercising their right to close parts of a stadium in European matches following acts of abuse.
However, the talking has clearly failed to get the message across in many countries, including two of the most important and powerful: Italy and Spain.
The issue in Serie A was brought into sharp focus on Sunday by the sight of Messina's Ivory Coast defender Zoro picking up the ball and starting to walk off the pitch with it after constant abuse by visiting Inter Milan fans.
Two black Inter players, Brazilian forward Adriano and Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins, were among those who rallied around Zoro and persuaded him to continue.
"It has happened many times, always, wherever I go. But today I couldn't put up with it," Zoro said.
CONDEMNED ABUSE
Naturally enough, Inter officials condemned the abuse, while Messina are giving Zoro their full support - with club president Pietro Franza wanting him to be made captain for this weekend's game at Treviso.
But just three days later, Inter fans were chanting racist abuse in Zoro's name in their team's midweek Italian Cup tie at Parma.
Part of the problem facing anti-racist campaigners in the self-styled "Beautiful Country" is that many Italian club directors are very wary of their own fans.
Former Lazio owner Sergio Cragnotti, who was the scourge of the club's Ultras when he boycotted league games in protest at abuse and arranged friendlies with black and Jewish teams, was a very rare example of a powerful man tackling the problem head-on.
Spain has also found itself in the dock.
The resurgence of racist abuse cast a shadow over last season, with five clubs receiving fines, albeit paltry ones, for racist behaviour by their fans.
However, the lowest depths were plumbed in Spain's friendly in Madrid against England, when men, women and children joined in the abuse of visiting black players.
Spain coach Luis Aragones caused an international outcry a month before the game when he described France striker Thierry Henry to his Spanish club team mate Jose Antonio Reyes as "that black shit." Aragones was fined 3,000 euros for the remark.
MONKEY CHANTS
The Liga got off to a depressingly familiar start this season with fines for Malaga in September and Getafe in November, the latter after Barcelona's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o was taunted with monkey chants.
That match was stopped and loudspeaker announcements called for the noises to end and the electronic scoreboard to send an anti-racism message - for which Eto'o thanked the club.
He added: "I hope that other stadiums will take note of what they did."
There were no half-measures in Brazil earlier this year, when police arrested an Argentine player on the pitch for allegedly insulting an opponent during a Libertadores Cup tie.
Leandro Desabato of Argentine club Quilmes, who denied the charge, spent 40 hours in custody before being bailed.
Racism is not confined to the game's major football nations either.
Eastern European clubs have been sanctioned by UEFA for abuse of black players, while Jewish leaders in Hungary have called for action over anti-semitic chanting by Ujpest fans against MTK last weekend.
Belgian club Anderlecht had their Serbian striker Nenad Jestrovic sent off after the referee overheard him racially abuse Liverpool's Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko in a Champions League game earlier this month. He was banned for three matches.
BELGIAN PROTEST
Separately, players across Belgium will be wearing a black and white stripe on their faces this weekend as part of a domestic anti-racism initiative.
The common theme is that fines do not work and that calls by club directors too often fall on deaf ears.
Now football's top administrators have committed themselves to get tough and to wield their biggest sticks.
In October, FIFA president Sepp Blatter called on clubs to be docked points for racism during matches. UEFA vice-president Per Ravn Omdal said on Wednesday that clubs, players and even national associations faced expulsion if they were found guilty of sustained racism.
Clubs do not enjoy being fined - but they live in real dread of being docked points or kicked out of competitions.
Lost points could mean relegation or missing European football, while being denied a coveted Champions League place would cost millions in lost revenues.
Equally punitive would be the shame, that is likely to be long-lived, of becoming the first club to be kicked out of a UEFA competition because of a failure to tackle racism.
Faced with a real threat, clubs would have to take real action in terms of educating their fans and even threatening the racists with exclusion.
Looking back at his stellar career last week, Pele said he felt his biggest contribution to football was not just playing but helping black players to attain the status they have today.
If UEFA and FIFA use their full powers, that status can only increase further. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:44 am | |
| Florence violence ends week of shame for Italy - 02/12/2005
Source : REÜTERS
For a country bidding to host Euro 2012 Italy's week of shame, with fan racism followed by crowd violence, has been a PR disaster and a further reminder of the serious problems afflicting the game in the peninsular.
The Italian Cup fourth round, first-leg tie between Fiorentina and Juventus was suspended for over 20 minutes on Thursday after heavy use of tear gas by police left players vomiting and covering their faces with their shirts.
The gas drifted over the pitch after it was used to quell violent clashes between fans and police outside the ground. At least 10 supporters were reported to be injured and three were arrested.
Although the game restarted and fans left the Stadio Franchi afterwards without further incident, the police will be on high alert when the teams meet again in Sunday's Serie A match in Florence.
Italy has passed legislation to get tough with hooligans but the basic inability to segregate rival fans leaves authorities still frustrated in their attempt to keep the peace in stadiums.
"People came here to watch a good game -- these things just should not happen," said Fiorentina owner Diego Dalla Valle.
But they do happen in Italy and after Sunday's scenes where Messina's Ivory Coast defender Mark Zoro threatened to leave the field after suffering racist abuse from travelling Inter Milan fans, some in the game feel crisis point has been reached.
"We are heading for total breakdown," said Bari president Vincenzo Mataresse, a key figure in the Italian Football League.
"Football needs to return to how it once was -- entertainment and not war.
"The problem of violence, the other face of racism, needs to be confronted by the League and the Football Federation," added Mataresse.
DEMONSTRATION
On Sunday all Serie A matches will kick off five minutes late, on order of the Federation, to allow time for an anti-racist demonstration by players and match officials.
The Zoro incident opened a major discussion about racism in stadiums but, as with violence, a solution will be hard to find given that both problems are linked to hardcore ultra groups.
Inter, whose fans were criticised for continuing their chants against Zoro during Wednesday's Italian Cup tie at Parma, have had experience of both sides of the problem.
The club has just completed a four match 'closed doors' ban in the Champions League following crowd trouble at last season's quarter-final against city rivals AC Milan.
UEFA, the organisers of the 2012 European Championships, have already suggested that crowd trouble and the lack of security in stadiums could penalise the country's bid.
The European governing body's chief executive Lars-Christer Olsson last month raised those issues as potential drawbacks to bringing a major tournament to the country.
"Italy lack strategies and ideas (on) how to address the security problem," he said. "Italian clubs are so successful but Italian football is not properly organized.
"We believe there should be more cooperation between clubs, the association and the authorities to implement new legislation on safety in stadia. The security situation in Italy is not satisfactory," he said.
This week's incidents have heightened those concerns. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:45 am | |
| Media threat to fans - 03/12/2005
Source : Evening Gazette A furious Teessider fears Boro fans are being put in danger on UEFA Cup trips because of "scaremongering" in foreign newspapers.
Maurice Daley, 51, of Middlesbrough, said he believes European journalists are fuelling trouble by warning of "hooligan invasions" ahead of visits by Middlesbrough supporters.
He spoke out after he says Noordhollands Dagblad, Alkmaar's local paper, reported how Dutch police had braced themselves for 3,000 "plundering hooligans" from England before last week's game.
Mr Daley, a dad of two who works as a quantity surveyor, has followed the Boro throughout Europe and says he has been approached by hooligans in Portugal, the Czech Republic and Spain asking where the Boro "firm" was.
He said: "In Alkmaar shops had closed for the day and people in the town seemed genuinely fearful of Boro supporters - all because this information had gone out in the local paper. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:46 am | |
| Slovakia: riots - ??/12/2005
fight behind Slovan + Brno + Kaltovy + Plzeň vs. Banik + Trnava
this is video from slovakia tv channel, someone from hooligans sold it
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| German game shows ugly side ahead of World Cup draw - 04/12/2005
Source : REÜTERS
Violence, poor organisation and desperately poor soccer combined to show the ugly side of the German game this weekend just as the country prepares to welcome the world.
Some 1,650 journalists, 500 FIFA officials and coaches from the 32 qualifying teams are heading to Leipzig for the draw for the 2006 World Cup finals on Friday, Dec. 9. An estimated 320 million people will watch the draw by television.
Germany will hope few of the visitors arrived early enough to catch Saturday's Bundesliga programme.
Problems started on Friday when Kaiserslautern's match at home to Eintracht Frankfurt had to be called off after a crack appeared in a stand at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion.
It was the latest in a series of problems to hit Germany's World Cup stadiums amid a 1.5 billion euros ($1.76 billion) programme to build and renovate 12 venue for the finals.
Hamburg SV's 3-1 win over Cologne was then spoiled when midfielder Alexander Laas was hit in the face by a drumstick thrown from the Cologne section of the crowd.
Television pictures showed Laas covered in blood being carried away from the touchline by his team captain Daniel van Buyten before receiving treatment.
"Bloody football," ran the front page headline in the top selling Bild am Sonntag newspaper. "A bleak day for the game," the newspaper added.
Nuremberg's Stefan Kiessling was also hit by an object thrown from the crowd in the game against Borussia Moenchengladbach, although he was unhurt.
"We shouldn't panic," World Cup organising committee vice-president Wolfgang Niersbach said on DSF television on Sunday. "The World Cup is not under threat.
"The old stadiums with running tracks were obviously safer in this regard but video monitoring means people cannot get away with this."
Bild also reported that a man was fatally stabbed on Friday evening after an argument about soccer.
The incident came a few days after 100 German and Polish hooligans started a mass brawl on the German side of the border.
Hooliganism is one of the worst fears for World Cup organisers as they work with police on the security arrangements for the finals, which begin on June 9 in Munich and finish on July 9 in Berlin. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:51 am | |
| Juve Cry Foul Over Vieira Abuse - 04/12/2005
Source : SPORTINGLIFE
Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira was racially abused during Sunday's clash at Fiorentina, according to club team-mate Emerson.
Emerson said that the Senegal-born Vieira had been abused by the home fans at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in his team's 2-1 triumph against the Viola.
"Vieira has been the victim of racist insults," said Emerson after the game.
"It's very sad to see that something like this still happens in 2006."
The claims come just a week after racism made an unwelcome return to the spotlight in Serie A after Ivory Coast player Marco Zoro of Messina was insulted in last Sunday's league against against Internazionale and threatened to walk off in protest.
The latest incident will no doubt upset the Italian Football Federation who had launched an innitiative to combat racism with all games this week having a five-minute delay as a protest. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:52 am | |
| AEK fined, ordered to play two games behind closed doors-2/12/2005
Source:Reuters
AEK Athens have been fined 60,000 euros ($70,250) and ordered to play two games behind closed doors over crowd violence last Sunday at their match at Levadiakos. Levadiakos have been fined 10,000 euros. Appearing before a sports tribunal on Friday, AEK's representative Charis Georgiou described the troublemakers as "members of a terrorist organisation aimed at harming the club's administration." He also blamed police for the trouble, saying the club was unable to take the necessary measures. Sunday's game was interrupted when tear gas, used by riot police to disperse a group of AEK fans trying to get in without a ticket, drifted across the ground. AEK have since posted images of the hooligans on their website and taken out advertisements in national newspapers asking for the public to identify them. Earlier this week, a court handed two men suspended sentences. AEK, second in the table, won Sunday's match 1-0. _________________ | |
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| Hungarian federation to punish referees failing to penalize racism during games-2/12/2005
Source:AP
Referees who fail to crack down on racist slurs during league games will be disciplined by Hungary's soccer federation. Representatives of Hungary's Jewish community protested this week after anti-Semitic slurs were chanted by Ujpest FC fans during a game against MTK Budapest, which has Hungarian Jewish roots. The federation, which held a special meeting Friday to deal with the issue, said disciplinary measures against referees failing to react appropriately to such behavior could include bans from officiating league games. MTK and national sports authorities said the match's referee should have warned fans about the slurs and stopped the match if the chants continued. The federation's disciplinary committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday to rule on any punishments deemed necessary because of the incident. _________________ | |
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| Hull City - Cardiff City - 03/12/2005Source : Local newspaper _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:56 am | |
| BIG POLICE OPERATION KEEPS LID ON DERBY-MATCH VIOLENCE - 05/12/2005
Source : YORKSHIRE POST
A MAJOR clash between football hooligans at one of the region's biggest local derbies was averted thanks to a massive police operation, it was revealed yesterday.
South Yorkshire Police staged its biggest operation in three years to put a stop to violence around the Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday match on Saturday afternoon. All police leave was cancelled and prison cells across South Yorkshire were emptied in anticipation of any violence. Last night Chief Inspector Andy Eddison, who co-ordinated the policing, said new powers as a result of banning orders for football hooligans had put a stop to any potential trouble. Three years ago police came under fire from a barrage of bottles when a mob of football fans went on the rampage in the city after the last match between the Blades and the Owls. The bans put a stop to any convicted hooligan travelling within two miles of either ground in the city. They also stopped them coming into the city centre for three hours both before kick-off and after the final whistle has blown. That meant no known troublemakers were allowed anywhere near the ground or the surrounding area from 12 noon until 9pm at night. Police intelligence also put a stop to a potential clash of fans. A number of known troublemakers were spotted near Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground, at Handsworth and out at Sheffield's Centretainment venue at Attercliffe, where up to 200 fans had gathered. The gangs were quickly dispersed before meeting. Chief Insp Eddison said CCTV and video footage of those breaking their banning orders would lead to a number of arrests later this week. He added: "We were able to stop them getting anywhere near each other. Overall I would say it was a successful day for Sheffield football." Overall there were just five arrests made and these were for minor offences, where people were stopped from entering the ground for being too drunk. However, despite this weekend's good result he said a similar large-scale policing operation would still be in place when the teams next meet at Hillsborough on February 18 next year. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:57 am | |
| Lyon - Paris SG - 03/12/2005Source : Parisian view A good toe to toe erupted, opposing 60 locals to 60 PSG lads. Locals ran away. PSG lads _________________ | |
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| Botafogo - Fortaleza - 03/12/2005
Source : REÜTERS
Two people were shot dead in a clash between rival football fans following a match in Rio de Janeiro, police said on Monday.
A coach carrying around 20 supporters of visiting club Fortaleza was attacked by a group of men in a traffic jam shortly after leaving the Brazilian championship match against Botafogo on Sunday night, a spokesman said.
Fortaleza supporter Marcionilio Pinheiro Gomes, 28, died in hospital after being shot in the head and stomach and was initially thought to be the only fatality.
But police said that on Monday morning, they discovered that Botafogo supporter Fred Paiva da Silva, 28, had died in hospital after the Fortaleza fans fired back.
Police official Jose Renato Torres told Brazilian television that two men had been arrested.
Media reports said rivals fans had communicated over the internet to organise a post-match fight in the city of Niteroi, which lies across the bay from Rio de Janeiro.
But the Botafogo fans decided to surprise their rivals and attacked the bus on the 14-km bridge across the bay.
The Fortaleza supporters had begun their 2,800 kilometre journey from the city of the same name on Wednesday, arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
Brazil has been hit by a rash of football-related violence in the last three months.
In October, a Palmeiras fan was killed during a clash with supporters of Corinthians at a metro station in Sao Paulo. A Corinthians fan later died in a separate incident.
One day later, a supporter of Campinas-based club Ponte Preta was beaten to death by Sao Paulo fans as he queued for a ticket. On November 6, a 20-year-old Botafogo supporter was hacked to death in a clash with Flamengo supporters. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:58 am | |
| Hungary FA fines club for anti-Jewish chants-6/12/2005
Source:Reuters
The Hungarian Football Association has fined Budapest club Ujpest five million Hungarian forints ($23,330)after its fans shouted anti-semitic chants during a match against fellow Budapest team MTK. "The disciplinary board decided to fine Ujpest five million forints for their supporters' inappropriate behavior," the association said in a statement on Tuesday. The association also handed a three months ban to match referee Csaba Sapi, who failed to warn the fans of their unacceptable behaviour as required. Two days after the Nov. 26 game, one of Hungary's main Jewish organisations demanded the association take action. MTK is a club with a large Jewish following, which under fascist rule in Hungary was forced to expel many of its top players. There was no immediate comment from Ujpest on the fine. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:59 am | |
| World Cup security concerns focus on English, Dutch fans - 07/12/2005
Source : REÜTERS
World Cup organisers said on Wednesday they will focus security concerns on matches involving England and the Netherlands as soon as Friday's draw has determined where they will play.
Hooliganism is a big concern for the 2006 finals in Germany. At the last major tournament to be held in Germany, the 1988 European Championship, there were serious problems involving Dutch, English and German fans.
Tournament rules for the 2006 finals in Germany prevent switching any matches from the venues assigned at Friday's draw in Leipzig.
That could see group games involving England and the Netherlands being held at some of the smaller venues, increasing the chances of ticketless fans turning up and providing a greater security risk.
Hosts Germany and champions Brazil, by contrast, have already been allocated slots to ensure their group matches are played only in the larger stadiums of Berlin, Munich and Dortmund.
"There will be a seminar to provide team delegates with the information they need to allay any concerns," World Cup organising committee vice-president Horst R. Schmidt told a news conference on Wednesday.
"Once we know where England and the Netherlands matches will be, we will come up with concrete plans on security."
Hooliganism was also a major problem the last time the World Cup was held in Europe, in France in 1998. A French policeman was beaten almost to death by German hooligans and English fans rioted in Marseille.
The finals begin on June 9 in Munich, when Germany will play an opponent to be decided in Friday's draw. The final is at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on July 9.
INCREASE ALLOCATIONS
Schmidt said everything possible would be done to give national associations more than the minimum ticket allocation of eight percent for each match.
"We're promising to make more available if we can," he said.
More tickets could become available for one team if their opponents do not take up their full allocation, or if sponsor, partner or hospitality tickets are returned.
The final public sales window, which opens on December 12, will put around 250,000 tickets up for grabs, Schmidt said. The final figure will be decided by January 31.
Schmidt said there were no plans to abandon the plan to print the holder's name on all tickets, questioned on Monday by FIFA president Sepp Blatter who suggested the German organisers were complicating the scheme by trying to be too perfect.
"It's a huge task but we want to meet our own aims," he said. "We agreed this with the security experts and we will go through with it, even if it is labour intensive."
Organising committee president Franz Beckenbauer rejected criticism of Germany's stadiums after the recent structural problems experienced at the Kaiserslautern, Nuremberg and Frankfurt grounds.
"This is trivial," Beckenbauer said. "It's being played up because people are getting very excited. _________________ | |
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| Subject: Re: Season 05/06 - December Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:59 am | |
| Stoke City - Queens Park Rangers - 03/12/2005
Source : BBC NEWS
Six Stoke City fans have been arrested after Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Simon Royce was attacked on the pitch at Stoke's Britannia Stadium.
Stoke City lost 2-1 and Staffs Police said a fight started shortly after the full time whistle at the Boothen End in front of the QPR goal-mouth.
No-one was injured but police have been talking to fans, players and stewards.
Four of the men were arrested for pitch encroachment and two for public order offences. They were released on bail.
Calm restored
Witnesses said players from both sides ran to Royce's aid, but then appeared to wrestle between themselves in the goal net.
Stewards also became involved and it was three minutes before calm was restored.
Speaking to reporters after the match, QPR manager Ian Holloway said: "The people responsible need finding and dealing with but what happened was not Stoke City's fault.
"Simon Royce is a big lad and he can look after himself. He is fine - there isn't a mark on him - and we will go and get on with things." _________________ | |
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| Stoke fans face life ban - 06/12/2005
Source : TEAMTALK
Fans who ran onto the pitch in Stoke's clash with QPR may face lifetime bans from the Britannia Stadium and beyond.
The FA are investigating the incident which saw several fans invade the Britannia Stadium pitch after the Potters' 2-1 defeat with goalkeeper Simon Royce allegedly assaulted.
Six men, all from Stoke, were arrested and five were released on police bail "pending further investigation" but a 60-year-old man was charged for an incident outside the stadium.
Potters chief executive Tony Scholes said: "A ban may not just apply to the Britannia Stadium, but potentially for other football stadia across the country.
"The vast majority of our supporters behave very well and are a credit to the club."
He added: "We will not let the bad behaviour of one or two individuals undermine all the hard work being done at the club, or harm the good name of the vast majority of our supporters." _________________ | |
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