Season 08/09 - January

Germany (indoor tournament) : VfB Oldenburg - Altona 93 - 15/01/2009

Source : Nordwest-Zeitung

Polie have to intervened between rival fans.
Two men were arrested and 10 others sent off.

Translation Underground Fans

1. FC Sarrebruck - FC Homburg (Tournament played in Theley) - 11/01/2009

Source : Saarbruecker-zeitung

Fights broke out, opposing supporters from both sides, followed by a police intervention.
30 Saarbrucken fans charged 15 Himburg ones.
With the aim to calm down the situation, police sent off Homburg supporters.
Then, authorities of the indoor game requested to Saarbrucken fans to leave the scene, but they refused so police charged on them, using batons and pepper sprays.



Translation Underground Fans

Rayo Vallecano - Las Palmas - 18/01/2009

Source: forum

Police charged on local Bukaneros, in front of their pub.

Getafe - Racing Santander - 18/01/2009

Source: forum

A fight broke out on the car park, opposing local Comandos Azules to Juventudes Verdiblancas.

Switzerland: Kloten Flyers - Rapperswill Jona Lakers - Hockey - 17/01/2009

Source: SDA/ATS

Hockey supporters fronted police

Ice hockey supporters tried to cause troubles Saturday night after a game played in Kloten, opposing local Flyers to Rapperswil-Jona Lakers.

Three policemen were slightly injured after they were pelted with ice.

At 11pm supporters from both sides fronted themselves at the train station, said Zurich police.
With the aim to avoid any toe-to-toe police made an line between both sides.

Go Ahead Eagles Deventer - FC Zwolle - 18/01/2009

Source: local press

Deventer hooligans arrested in Zwolle

Eleven hooligans from Deventer, Twello, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam and Ijsel were arrested Saturday night in Zwolle.
They were all transfered to the police station.

At 3am, Zwolle police heard a rumour announcing a toe-to-toe opposing Zwolle and Deventer hooligans.
It was a right information as both groups fought together in the Floresstraat.
Several Zwolle fans were injured and transfered to the hospital.

Hooligans will stay at the police station until the end of the game, who will played in Deventer this Sunday afternoon.

Translation Underground Fans

Sparta Rotterdam - FC Groningen - 18/01/2009

Source: local press + http://www.kw.nl/~ffp + AD.nl

Feyenoord supporters arrested

Police have arrested 20 Feyenoord supporters this Sunday afternoon, near the Sparta stadium.

Police said they heard rumours of actions between Feyenoord and Groningen supporters.







Translation Underground Fans

Tottenham Hotspur - Portsmouth - 18/01/2009

Source : Portsmouth News

Arrests, but the fans keep cool

Police arrested 15 supporters during yesterday's crunch clash between Pompey and Spurs.
More officers than normal were on hand to police the game after fears of potential trouble.

But the Metropolitan Police said they were pleased with how the match went and that it passed off fairly peacefully.

It's not known how many of the 15 arrested were Pompey fans.

A Met spokesman said: 'Fifteen arrests were made as part of the policing operation.

'The policing of the game passed off without major incidents. The arrests were for standard football stuff, such as public order incidents.

'We had a policing plan in place and that's worked fine.'

There were fears of violence after 11 Spurs fans were charged with obscene chanting last week for the abuse Pompey skipper Sol Campbell suffered at Fratton Park earlier in the season.

With the defection of former manager Harry Redknapp and striker Jermain Defoe to Spurs, the match also had added spice.

Police on horseback and officers wearing riot gear circled White Hart Lane in case any trouble flared up.

And 50 stewards cordoned off the sections between Spurs and Pompey fans inside the ground.

At least three Pompey fans were seen to be removed by police and stewards during the match for causing a nuisance.

Tottenham had also increased the number of stewards for the game, many of whom were wearing head cameras. But Pompey fan Lee Boyd, 35, from North End, Portsmouth, said the animosity between the two sets of supporters was purely vocal.

'It was a great atmosphere inside the ground. Both sets of fans seemed to behave themselves and everybody seemed to be focusing on the match which was really exciting,' he said. 'It definitely wasn't friendly between Pompey and Spurs fans but it wasn't as nasty as it could have been.'

Darren Simmons, 26, from North End, Portsmouth, said: 'There was some funny moments during the game between the two sets of supporters. All in all it was harmless and pretty friendly.'

Birmingham City - Cardiff City - 17/01/2009

Source : Birminghammail.ne

Eight arrested after Birmingham City v Cardiff match

COINS were thrown at police and eight people were arrested as trouble again marred a crunch Midland football game.

Police said there were “pockets of disorder” inside and outside St Andrews during Birmingham City’s clash with Cardiff on Saturday.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said coins were thrown at officers and a number of seats were damaged during the match, which Blues managed to draw with a last-gasp equaliser from new loan signing Lee Bowyer.

It is believed a number of stewards were injured as they tried to tackle the troublemakers

Eight people, three from South Wales and five from Birmingham, were arrested by police for public order offences.

“There were pockets of disorder inside and outside the ground at St Andrews on Saturday, a number of seats were damaged during the match and coins were thrown at officers,” the spokesman said.

“It is believed a number of stewards were injured as a result of the disorder.”

Two were bailed pending further enquiries, four were issued with fixed penalty notices, one was reprimanded and a 28-year-old man was charged with being drunk inside a football ground.

He has been bailed to appear at Birmingham Magistrates on January 26.

The incidents came just days after police came under a barrage of bricks and bottles as soccer thugs clashed before and after Blues FA Cup derby against Wolves.

Officers faced “spontaneous disorder” before and after the third round tie at St Andrew’s. A total of 14 people were arrested, mainly for public order offences, and later released on police bail pending further inquiries.

Slovakia - Hockey: HKM Zvolen - Banska Bystrica - 18/01/2009

Source: https://www.youtube.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdQ0dl3P1pI

Police will 'pepper' hooligans if Australian Open gets out of control again - 19/01/2009

Source: Mail on Sunday

A zero tolerance policy will be applied towards any troublemakers at this year's Australian Open after ugly scenes marred the past two events, police and tournament organisers have said.

A riot erupted in 2007 between rival Croatian and Serbian fans, while last year police used pepper spray on a group of Greek supporters, who complained that their methods were heavy-handed.

Police had already said officers this year would be armed with pepper foam, which is
more accurate than the spray, and there would be a larger presence of uniformed and
plain-clothes officers.

Anyone caught misbehaving could be ejected for 24 hours, fined, banned from the venue or face serious criminal charges, they insisted.

Police Supt John Cooke said: ‘People who misbehave should understand there are
consequences and it’s most likely they will find themselves outside the arena.’

Tournament director Craig Tiley added that organisers supported the police’s actions in whatever they deemed necessary to remove the small minority of the fans that might
attend the tournament and cause trouble.

More than 1.1 million people attended in the past two years, with problems rare, he claimed.

‘We are confident that yet again the Australian Open will feature a fun and family friendly environment,’ added Tiley.

Cyprus : Questions asked after frenzy of football violence - 20/01/2009

Source : Cyprus Mail

OVER 45 people were injured in disturbances occurring before, during and after a football match on Saturday, police made a number of arrests, and one MMAD (riot squad) officer has been suspended on suspicion of using excessive force.

Saturday’s derby at Nicosia’s GSP stadium saw some of the worst violence in recent memory. The high-risk game pitted two of the title contenders, Omonia and Apoel, in a game that would decide who went top of the league.

Visitors Apoel won 1-0 in what was always going to be a controversial match, and are now joint leaders with Omonia, but ahead on goal difference. The violence was sparked after an Omonia player was sent off in stoppage time of the first half.

A large group of outraged Omonia fans burst through a security barrier separating the two sets of fans, hurling stones at the Apoel section. A MMAD squad deployed to quell the disturbances was then attacked by the rampaging Omonia fans, and police say they were forced to use tear-gas to break them up. Before long the troubles spread across the packed stadium.

One MMAD officer was seriously injured in the foot and will need surgery. In all, 19 police officers were injured, while more than 20 people had to be treated for respiratory problems as a result of breathing in tear gas.

Five persons were arrested, charged and later released.

The trouble had started even before kick-off, when a group of unknown assailants hurled stones at a bus loaded with Omonia supporters heading for the stadium. Omonia fans got off the bus to retaliate, and pitched battles with stones ensued, during which two Traffic Department police officers were slightly injured.

Police chief Iacovos Papacostas has meanwhile ordered an investigation into allegations that police resorted to undue force, and has suspended one MMAD officer.

A hard-core fan club affiliated to Omonia claim their supporters were deliberately targeted by police. In a statement, the fan club put a political spin on the incidents, saying security forces were “getting their own back” on the AKEL government for its crackdown on police. Omonia are affiliated to the communist party.

Two members of the Drug Squad, one of them a senior-ranking officer, have been placed under arrest in connection with the escape of a convicted murderer and rapist. The arrests are said to have angered many in the police force, which feels it is being persecuted. According to the Omonia fans, the police chose to vent their frustration on them.

Nicosia police superintendent Kypros Michaelides yesterday denied the accusations of gratuitous violence on the part of authorities. Police officers were merely trying to restore order and, in doing so, came under dire peril from hooligans run amok, he said.

In one incident, said Michaelides, two officers were trapped against a wall by some 100 fans hurling stones at them.

“Had tear gas not been used, today we might have been grieving over the loss of life,” he told CyBC radio.

Michaelides said police would be releasing CCTV footage – not shown on television yet – to let the public decide whether excessive force was used. He also did not rule out further arrests.

Arrest for racist chanting - 20/01/2009

Source : Portsmouth News

A Spurs fan has been arrested on suspicion of racist chanting during Sunday's showdown with Pompey at White Hart Lane.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed a supporter was detained after being reported by fellow fans for using foul and abusive language.

Richard Hubbard, a spokesman for Tottenham Hotspur, said that out of 15 arrests made at the match, 12 were of Pompey supporters.

Three of the Pompey fans were arrested inside the ground, while there were reports that the nine others were detained by police outside White Hart Lane after they got out of a minibus to attack a Spurs supporter.

The three Spurs fans were all arrested inside the ground.

British Transport Police praised the good behaviour of fans, saying there were no arrests on the railways.

Meanwhile, 11 Tottenham fans were appearing at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court today charged with obscene chanting over abuse Pompey skipper Sol Campbell suffered at Fratton Park earlier in the season.

Derby-day fans warned to behave - 20/01/2009

Source : Shields Gazette

POLICE have warned fans attending next month's Tyne-Wear derby: "Behave - or else!"

Northumbria Police are preparing for the Newcastle v Sunderland derby match on Sunday, February 1, by warning fans of the risks they run if they decide to break the law.

At previous derby matches police have been faced with a small number of people more interested in trouble making than football.

At the last Newcastle-Sunderland match at St James's Park, on April 20, 2008, there were 24 arrests, mainly for alcohol-related offences.

Twelve of those arrested were subsequently given football banning orders - three of them Sunderland fans and nine Newcastle. Others were fined up to £258, jailed or given community service.

Chief Superintendent Neil Mackay, of Northumbria Police operations department, said: "The overwhelming majority of football fans are well-behaved, and want nothing more than to attend games free from the fear of violence or disorder.

"Those attending football matches to cause trouble are attending for the wrong reasons.

"True fans, whose first priority is the game itself, should continue to work with us to make football a safe event for all concerned.

"To those more interested in causing trouble than enjoying the game I would say this - look at what happens to troublemakers, and think twice before being stupid and breaking the law."

There was also disorder at this season's previous derby game between Sunderland and Newcastle at the Stadium of Light on October 5 last year.

During and after the match there were 75 arrests, relating to offences ranging from drunk and disorderly, to assault, throwing missiles and pitch encroachment.

Ahead of the next game officers are also urging Sunderland fans travelling to the match to use the free coaches provided by the club.

Ch Supt Mackay added: "I am appealing for Sunderland fans to make use of the free bus service to and from St James's Park.

"These coaches, which are free and available to all ticket holders, will arrive at St James's Park in plenty of time to see the game.

"I will guarantee those travelling by coach will be given priority to leave Newcastle before those fans travelling by train or Metro."

Split hooligans ambush Red Star players - 21/01/2009

Source: B92

Red Star’s basketball team was attacked last night at Split airport as they were about to return home following a regional NLB league match.

A group of around 20 hooligans stormed the airport building and began hurling stones and bottles not only at the players, but at other Belgrade-bound passengers, including children.

After the incident, the attackers fled the building through another exit when police reinforcements arrived.

Of the players, only American Andre Owens was injured, sustaining cuts to his leg.

Real Madrid - Osasuna - 20/01/2009

Source : Daily Mail

Racism row hits Real Madrid after referee reports shameful fascist fan chanting to Spanish Football Federation

Real Madrid will be punished by the Spanish Football Federation after some of their fans were reported by referee Alfonso Perez Burrull for fascist behaviour during Sunday's 3-1 win over Osasuna.

Five years ago in the Bernabeu stadium England's black players were abused by supporters during a friendly against Spain.

Burrell's official refers to "fascist gestures and fascist chanting" by the home fans.

Real are unlikely to see their ground closed but are set to be fined for the incident.

Perez Burrull did not have the best of games and even the Madrid press were critical of the referee.

He turned down two credible penalty appeals from Osasuna's Juanfran, who was sent-off after being cautioned for diving each time despite contact from opponents.

Italy : Hooligan laws 'working' - 22/01/2009

Source : ANSA

Football violence down, attendance up

New laws on football violence are working with incidents sharply down and more fans returning to grounds, Italy's anti-hooliganism body said Thursday.

Crowds at Serie A matches were more than ten percent up in the first half of this season compared to the same period in 2007-2008, the interior ministry's National Observatory on Sporting Events (ONMS) said.

At all levels of professional soccer, arrests were more than 50% down.

The number of people wounded was 66% lower and the number of police hurt was more than 40% down.

After the introduction of English-style stewards to take on policing duties, some 30,000 fewer police were employed in the first half of the Serie A season, allowing the state to save more than seven million euros, the ONMS said.

''The results of this new strategy are a major strategic victory,'' the ONMS said.

It hailed the work of police in isolating hooligans and a match safety analysis committee that bans away fans from risky fixtures or even orders some matches to be played behind closed doors.

''All this has reassured fans who are animated only by sporting passion,'' ONMS said.

It added that the return of ''real'' fans had ''boosted spectacle''.

But it called for ''further action'' to provide fans fuller entertainment packages ''typical of the biggest European stadiums, where supporters are treated as clients''.

The ONMS figures backed up statements last year from National Police Chief Antonio Manganelli who spoke of ''extraordinary results'' since tougher football violence laws were passed after the death of a policeman in February 2007. The government passed the anti-violence package following the death of 38-year-old police officer Filippo Raciti at a stadium riot in Sicily.

Based on the British model of battling hooliganism, it featured stiffer punishment for people convicted of offences, the banning of block ticket sales for away fans and an increase in steward presence (one for every 150-250 fans) at footballmatches.

The government also insisted that stadiums respect a previous 2005 law, which requires them to have electric turnstiles, be equipped with video surveillance, and issue tickets with the buyer's name and seat number in order to make it easier to identify hooligans.

Further efforts have been made since November 2007, when a fresh wave of violence raged across the country after a policeman's bullet left 26-year-old Lazio fan Gabriele Sandri dead at a Tuscan service station.

Football hooligans took the law into their own hands, and in Rome around 400 Lazio and Roma fans ran amok near the Olympic Stadium, attacking three police stations, burning vehicles and wounding 40 officers.

Answering Manganelli's plea to keep the fight against stadium violence alive, The National Youth Forum launched a new publicity campaign called''Kick out violence - use your head to put a goal in the net''.

The campaign featured ads with top football players broadcast both on television and on big screens in stadiums, schools and motorway service stations.

In addition, young football fans were invited to send videos with anti-violence messages to a special website (www.daiuncalcioallaviolenza.it).

Last September fresh anti-hooligan ads were broadcast on TV, at cinemas and on the Internet.

Tennis : Serbia, Bosnia Expats Clash At Australian Open - 23/01/2009

Source : BalkanInsight.com + Le Matin.ch

Fighting broke out between Serbian and Bosnian Muslim expatriates at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Friday, after Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Bosnian-born U.S. rival Amer Delic in the third round of the competition.

Fans inside the Rod Laver Arena, where the match was played, behaved well while cheering on the two players but trouble erupted next to the court, as rival supporters threw chairs and plastic bottles at each other and traded punches.

One Bosnian girl sustained minor injuries when she was hit by a chair while two people were arrested and another 30 people thrown out of the tennis complex, where the first Grand Slam event of the season is being held.

The scenes were in stark contrast to the chivalry on the court, where Djokovic and Delic embraced each other at the net after the world number three from Serbia won to advance into the last 16.

“I am very said to hear about that,” a distraught Delic told a post-match press conference. “There is no place for that here, this is a tennis match and as I am sure you all saw at the end, Novak and I are friends,” he said.

The Australian Open has developed a history of crowd trouble involving ethnic groups from the former Yugoslavia, as more than 150 fans were ejected from the 2007 tournament when Serb and Croatian expatriates fought in the early rounds of the competition.

The lingering feud between them was renewed earlier this week, when rival fans traded insults during a match between Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic and Croatia’s Marin Cilic, after which both players condemned their behaviour and said they had found it extremely difficult to focus on tennis.

The scenes were in stark contrast to this week’s events in the Croatian coastal resort of Porec, where the Serbian national handball team was warmly embraced by their hosts at the World Handball Championship. Serbian supporters were able to freely cheer on their team as well as to display their country’s flags and other fan items, with many Croatian fans siding with them in supporting Serbia.

That, however, may change in the second round of the competition with Serbia playing their three matches in Zadar, where Serbian basketball champions Partizan Belgrade were on Sunday exposed to a volley of verbal abuse from the home fans, who also displayed a huge banner of indicted war crimes suspect Ante Gotovina. On Tuesday, Red Star Belgrade’s basketball team was attacked by two dozen hooligans at Split airport after their regional league match with the home team.



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Source : Telegraph.co.uk + BBC

Violence at Australian Open during match between Novak Djokovic and Amer Delic

Insults, punches and then chairs were thrown at Melbourne Park on Friday during fighting between Serbian and Bosnian spectators after the third-round match of the Australian Open between Serbian Novak Djokovic, the defending champion, and Amer Delic, a Bosnian-born American.

Two men were arrested and 30 spectators thrown out of the grounds after the fighting, which saw one woman knocked out after being struck by a flying chair.

It is the third year in succession that there has been crowd unrest at the Australian Open, following the running battles between Croatian and Serbian supporters during the 2007 tournament and last year's incident when police used pepper-spray on some Greek fans.

The police had hoped that they had the security measures in place for this year's Australian Open to prevent a repeat of the crowd violence.

The French Open is known for being oh so terribly chic, Wimbledon is famed for its strawberry-and-cream traditions, and the US Open prides itself on being the loudest party in the sport, but now the Australian Open has developed a reputation for being the Fight Club of the tennis world, for being the place where age-old Balkan enmities come alive in the garden area.

Earlier this week, two fans were ejected from Melbourne Park after scuffles that followed Croatian Marin Cilic's second-round victory over Janko Tipsarevic, of Serbia.

Before the match against Djokovic, Delic had posted a message on his website asking his supporters not to cause any unrest. "As we all know, Bosnians and Serbs have had some differences in the past," said Delic.

"However, this is not the time to settle these differences. Novak and I are tennis players in one of the greatest settings in the world of tennis. I am hoping for a fair fight that all the fans will enjoy, with the key word being 'enjoy'. That's what we are all here for, to enjoy moments like these."

Inside the Rod Laver Arena, the Bosnian and Serbian spectators were generally well behaved. But outside, around the garden square area of Melbourne Park, it was a different story.

Video : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/4321908/Violence-at-Australian-Open-during-match-between-Novak-Djokovic-and-Amer-Delic.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7846586.stm

Troubled times again for PSG as Villeneuve resigns - 23/01/2009

Source : SI.com

Paris Saint-Germain president Charles Villeneuve will resign from the troubled French club next month after losing a boardroom tussle against the club's main backer, Colony Capital.

PSG announced on its Web site late Thursday that Villeneuve will step down on Feb. 3, and a new president and board will be chosen that day.

With results improving and the fans behind the team, the last thing Paris Saint-Germain needed after two years combatting relegation and fan violence was a boardroom crisis.

(...) PSG's fans have flexed their muscle before, pressuring president Francis Graille, along with coach Vahid Halihodzic and security chief Jean-Pierre Larrue, when all three quit in 2004 as tension reached breaking point at Parc des Princes.

The PSG fans during Sunday's 2-1 home win over Sochaux made their feelings known that Villeneuve had their support, while Bazin did not and was viewed as passionless and too calculating.

This all left the players feeling confused.

"We want to know where the club is going,'' goalkeeper Mickael Landreau said. "We have some questions as to what is going on. Everyone wants to understand and to know what shape we'll be in at the end of the season.''

Furthermore, PSG's notoriously violent hooligan element has been involved in brutal clashes.

This raises fears that mob violence was on the rise again at PSG, a little over two years after the shooting death of PSG fan Julien Quemener - allegedly involved in a racist attack on a Jewish fan - prompted a government clampdown.

Several dozen of PSG's hooligan mob were given bans ranging from 12 to 18 months in the wake of Quemener's shooting by an off-duty policeman trying to protect the Jewish fan from an angry mob.

These bans have now elapsed and violence has come back.

Before a UEFA Cup match against Dutch club FC Twente on Dec. 18, about 70 PSG thugs clashed in the city's historical center against 200 Dutch fans - in what appeared to be a prearranged meet - in broad daylight. Iron bars and belts were used, and bottles thrown, putting Christmas shoppers in the packed street at risk.

Later that evening, a 300-strong mob of PSG hooligans clashed with riot police for more than an hour outside Parc des Princes as they attempted to break through police lines to fight with Twente's thugs, and tear gas was used.

This month, eight PSG fans were handed prison sentences ranging from two weeks to one month after 60 PSG hooligans attacked about 100 Bordeaux fans at their clubhouse on the eve of an away match on Jan. 10, leaving four Bordeaux fans with minor injuries.

Derby County - Nottingham Forest - FA Cup - 23/01/2009

Source : Derby Evening Telegraph

THEIR teams may be the fiercest of rivals on the pitch – but Derby County and Nottingham Forest fans were praised on the whole for their good behaviour at last night's big match.

Police said their operation to maintain order during the FA Cup fourth-round tie was largely successful.

They said only the "odd arrests for minor public order offences" were made at Pride Park Stadium as the Rams drew 1-1 with their arch rivals.

There was also a number of arrests for "violent disorder" on a train travelling between Nottingham and Derby before the match.

But PC Paul Russell, a football intelligence officer for Derbyshire police, said the evening seemed to run as expected, although he was unable to say how many people were arrested.

He said: "We are pleased with how it went overall.

"There were some confrontations between fans but it was nothing less than you would expect during a local derby.

"We are very happy with how the officers handled a busy and difficult fixture."

Hundreds of officers were involved in the policing operation.

Police had promised a large presence not only in Derby but on the county border.

They also sent more than 40 letters to fans banned from attending matches, warning them not to turn up at Pride Park.

The 5,200 Forest fans attending the game were reminded that there was no alcohol on sale in the away concourses at half-time.

A special 10.15pm football service was laid on from Derby Railway Station to Nottingham following the match.

PC Russell said: "It was quite busy both at the end of the match and 20 minutes before the game started but this was simply down to the sheer volume of people."

In Derby, pubs showing the game on television included Varsity and the Friary, in Friar Gate, and Walkabout, in the Market Place.

Venues showing the game had been contacted by police beforehand and reminded of their licensing obligations.

Bella George, assistant manager of Walkabout, said there was no sign of trouble there.

She said: "It was very busy and quite packed and everyone seemed to really enjoy the game.

"When Derby scored, they cheered as loudly as if it were a World Cup match.

"The atmosphere was great because we had between 500 to 600 through the doors and there was no trouble at all."

Allan Lidbetter, assistant manager of Varsity, said: "It was a cheery evening and we were incredibly busy.

"There were no problems from fans and there was definitely a good atmosphere about the place."

A crowd of 32,035 attended the match, among them avid Rams fan Robert Lindsay.



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Source : This is Nottingham

Police pleased with football behaviour

AT least 16 people were arrested yesterday in connection with the Nottingham Forest and Derby match.

British Transport Police arrested a group of seven people who were travelling to Derby by train, close to Long Eaton, after reports of damage to a carriage.

Police also dealt with trouble between fans close to the ground and Derby City Centre.

Chief inspector Steve Haylett, who coordinated the Notts Police operation yesterday, said: "We had a lot of police on and they dealt with everyone well.

"Some fans did try to get at each other and the end of the game and there was a few sporadic fights but police separated people quickly.

"I think things went well, despite the small number who cause problems for everyone else."

Hull City - Millwall FC - FA Cup - 24/01/2009

Source : Hull Daily Mail

Police warning over Cup game (23/01/09)

There will be a heavy police presence at tomorrow's FA Cup clash between Hull City and Millwall following reports hooligans are travelling to the game.

Humberside Police have confirmed the game at the KC Stadium will be their biggest crowd control operation this season.

Police say extra officers are needed due to intelligence they have received over the past few days indicating there could be trouble.

The game has now been categorised at the top end of the scale for potential for disorder.

Inspector Darren Downs said there will be a zero tolerance approach.

He said: "We have had a lot of intelligence coming in telling us there are fans who are coming up looking for trouble.

"There is the potential for disorder which is why extra officers have been deployed.

"If our intelligence proves correct we want to have enough officers to be able to deal with any problems.

"It will be a fairly big police operation - it will be the biggest police operation so far this season.

"With Millwall it is fair to say they have a reputation for disorder, especially when they are travelling away from home."

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Three arrested after trouble during Millwall game

Three arrests have so far been made following trouble at Hull City's game with Millwall.

Seats were ripped up and thrown in a section of the KC Stadium during the FA Cup fixture.

Millwall supporters encroached on one side of the North Stand and had to be turned back by police.

Officers on horseback entered the stadium at the end of the match to ensure more trouble did not erupt.

Police were also at the Eagle pub in Anlaby Road, west Hull, after the game – causing some traffic disruption for motorists travelling westbound.

Extra police were drafted in for the match, which Hull City won 2-0, after officers categorised it at the top end of the scale for potential for disorder.

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Seats thrown as trouble flares during Hull City v Millwall game

Trouble flared among fans at the KC Stadium during Hull City's FA Cup game with Millwall.

Seats were ripped up in the corner of the North Stand during the second half of the game and thrown by away supporters, prompting police to intervene.

Millwall supporters also began encroaching on the other side of the North Stand, but were turned back by officers.

Police were also in force near the Eagle pub in Anlaby Road, west Hull, after the game - causing some traffic disruption for motorists travelling westbound.

Ahead of the fixture Humberside Police confirmed the match would be its biggest crowd control operation this season.

Extra officers were drafted in for the game, which Hull City won 2-0.

The fixture was categorised at the top end of the scale for potential for disorder.

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Source : Sky Sports

Brown: police handled it well
Boss content with action to control crowd trouble

Hull City manager Phil Brown declared he was happy with the way police and stewards handled an outbreak of crowd trouble during his side's 2-0 FA Cup win over Millwall.

Visiting fans clashed with security staff and home supporters before and during the game and appeared to tear up and throw seats following Ian Ashbee's clinching second goal for the Tigers.

Mounted police also appeared at the final whistle to make sure the trouble did not spread onto the pitch.

But Brown felt the authorities handled the unpleasant scenes well.

"I was happy with the way the game was policed," the City boss said.

"They (the Millwall fans) decided they wanted to take the game into their own hands. We had to deal with it and I think we did it well."

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Source: Givemefootball.com

Crowd trouble mars Cup tie

Twelve people were arrested during crowd trouble at the FA Cup fourth-round tie between Hull and Millwall on Saturday.

Supporters at the KC Stadium reported seeing seats ripped out and used as missiles as a section of Millwall fans tried to get to their Hull rivals at two stages during the match.

Police in riot gear quickly joined stewards to deal with the trouble which first broke out before the kick-off in a corner of the North Stand where the away fans were closest to Hull supporters in the East Stand.

In the second half, a further incident was spotted in the other corner of the North Stand which was packed with Millwall supporters who had made the trip from London.

At the end of the match, which ended as a 2-0 victory for the home side, police horses patrolled the touchline as thousands of Millwall fans were kept behind by the police.

Some of those in the 18,639 strong crowd said the atmosphere was tense from the start when Hull paraded their new £5 million signing Jimmy Bullard on the pitch. The former Fulham player was met by a chorus of boos from the Millwall fans.

Humberside Police confirmed 12 fans had been arrested and were still in custody in the city.

A spokesman said he believed the operation to counter the violence had worked well as officers and stewards prevented the two sets off supporters coming together in the ground.

He thought 30 or 40 seats had been ripped out during the match.

Millwall manager Kenny Jackett said: "There were one or two rushes and then towards the end of the game you see the police horses come out. I don't think it was off-putting for us."



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Real Madrid fined 3,000 euros for "fascist" fan chants - 21/01/2009

Source: International Herald Tribune

Real Madrid have been fined 3,000 euros (2,827 pounds) by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) after a group of their fans were reported by a referee for making what he termed fascist gestures and chanting fascist slogans.

Referee Alfonso Perez Burrull said in his report from Sunday's home Primera Liga match against Osasuna that some Real fans were waving flags and banners with "extremist or radical symbolism."

He also referred to "chants making reference to the gas chamber, death to Osasuna and fascists forever" and said they were accompanied by gestures and signs "of a fascist nature."

An RFEF spokesman said Real, who have had trouble in the past with a group of radical fans known as the "Ultra Sur," had been punished for breaching a rule that aims to prevent xenophobia and intolerance. Their latest fine is the same as the one levied by the RFEF on Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute this month after he uncovered a shirt with the word "Palestine" written on it in several languages when he scored in a King's Cup match.

Belgium: The police force fear incidents - 24/01/2009

Source: belgian press

The Mechelen police force prepares for the two cup games which will be played the next week.
Tuesday, Kv Mechelen will play Kortrijk and the following day Racing Mechelen will receive Lierse.
The match which the police force fear more is the one opposing Racing to Lierse due to the rumours: it seems that the hooligans are on the point of creating disorders.
“It's more than a cup game, it's also a derby game. It's always something special”, naturally said the chief of Mechelen , Rony Vandaele.

Certain people also fear that KV supporters will be presente to the neighbourhoods of the stadium.
Other sources also announce the presence of foreign hooligans, as well as hooligans of other Belgian clubs.

Torino Calcio - AS Roma - 18/01/2009

Source: Ansa (thanks to the sender)

8 people arrested

Eight supporters have been arrested during a fight which occured before the game.
Two of them are locals and other 6 are Roma followers.
The Torino supporters must answer of violences, body lesions, resistance to police force and possession of small detonators (14).
On Roman side, 5 of them were arrested for violences, but also to have wounded a steward.
All of these people will receive stadiums bans.

Tous vont recevoir des interdictions de stade.
Translation Underground Fans