Season 08/09 - February

Newcastle United - Sunderland - 01/02/2009

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

Nine fans arrested after derby match

Police described a group of football fans as "idiots" after a number of people were arrested at a derby match between Newcastle United and Sunderland.
Nine arrests were made during the day for offences of assault, disorder and drunkenness, including one person arrested for going on to the pitch at St James' Park.

A further group were arrested after the game when a large number of Newcastle United fans gathered outside the city's Central Station with the intention of attacking Sunderland fans and officers, Northumbria Police said.

There was a large police presence in the city and in and around the stadium today in an attempt to stop a repeat of trouble seen at previous matches between the two teams.

A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: "Disappointingly, nine arrests were made over the course of the day for offences of assault, disorder and drunkenness, including one for going on the playing area.

"There were additional arrests made outside the Central Station area after a very large group of Newcastle fans gathered intent on causing trouble post-match."

Chief Superintendent Neil Mackay said: "The overwhelming majority of fans were well-behaved and wanted nothing more than to attend the match free from the fear of violence, disorder or other crime.

"Despite this and our warnings about the penalties that awaited trouble-makers, there were still some willing to risk their freedom by trying to spoil the day for others."

Mr Mackay continued: "I wish to apologise for the inconvenience caused to decent members of the public when dealing with the idiots gathered outside Central Station intent on attacking Sunderland fans and police officers."

A sell-out crowd of 52,084 watched as today's match finished in a one-one draw.

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Source : Teletext

Fans held after derby clashes

Police described a group of football fans as "idiots" following a series of arrests at a derby match between Newcastle United and Sunderland.

Officers made about 20 arrests for offences including assault and disorder, and one person was held for going on to the St James's Park pitch.

Some were arrested after the game to thwart a confrontation at the Central Station, said Northumbria Police.

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Source : BBC News

Derby match is marred by arrests

Up to 20 people were arrested during and after the Tyne Wear derby between Newcastle United and Sunderland.

Officers described a hard core of hooligans as "idiots" following the arrests outside Newcastle's St James' Park and at the city's central station.

United fans gathered outside the station with the intention of attacking Sunderland fans and officers, Northumbria Police said.

Sunday's fast-paced game finally ended in a 1-1 draw.

The arrests were made during the day for offences of assault, disorder and drunkenness, including one person arrested for going on to the pitch.

Large group

There was a large police presence in the city and in and around the stadium in an attempt to stop a repeat of trouble seen at previous matches between the two teams.

A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: "Disappointingly, arrests were made over the course of the day for offences of assault, disorder and drunkenness, including one for going on the playing area.

"There were additional arrests made outside the Central Station area after a very large group of Newcastle fans gathered intent on causing trouble post-match."

Ch Supt Neil Mackay added: "The overwhelming majority of fans were well-behaved and wanted nothing more than to attend the match free from the fear of violence, disorder or other crime.

"I wish to apologise for the inconvenience caused to decent members of the public when dealing with the idiots gathered outside Central Station intent on attacking Sunderland fans and police officers."

Newcastle mob

De Graafschap - PSV Eindhoven - 01/02/2009

Source: https://www.youtube.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3svI2PjQ-Q

Sparta Rotterdam - AZ Alkmaar - 01/02/2009

Source: mail (thanks to the sender)

35 AZ boys made the trip to Sparta who wanted their first fight after most of the firm was banned for 2 years.

AZ boys waited in a pub near the ground and Sparta came with 25.
A good fair toe-to-toe started for 2 minutes.
At the end Sparta was backed off and victory for AZ . Respect for Sparta boys who did what they had to do.

Fair clean fight between both firms as it should.

Inverness CT - Celtic - 01/02/2009

Source : Inverness Courier

Celtic fans banned after sectarian chants

THREE Celtic supporters were arrested for allegedly taking part in sectarian chants and songs during Sunday's SPL match against Caley Thistle at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium.

Superintendent Andy Cowie, Northern Constabulary's East divisional commander, said: "As we did in the case of a supporter who was charged with a similar offence earlier in the year when Caley Thistle played Rangers, we will be applying for football banning orders for these individuals."

He said the decision to ban the three fans from future matches would send out a clear message to other supporters about what kind of behaviour would not be tolerated by the police.

Just over 7000 fans attended Sunday's 0-0 draw against Celtic which ended Caley Thistle's eight-game losing streak. It was the Inverness club's first game under new manager Terry Butcher.

Superintendent Cowie said that although 10 arrests were made, most fans had responded well to the face-to-face style of policing.

Caley Thistle Supporters' Trust did not wish to comment.

Boca Juniors - River Plate - 01/02/2009

Source: InfoBAE

The Police controlled before the game a mini-bus of River's fans. They found drugs and two guns. This control was a part of the the security plan set up for the derby Boca/River.

But this bus has not been delayed and nobody was arrested, as it was "impossible to know who was owning the guns and the drugs".

Translation: Underground Fans (c)

AS Roma : Menez and Mexes attacked by three Lazio fans - 01/02/2009

Source : tgcom

The players of Roma Philippe Mexes and Jeremy Menez were at the center of an scuffles outside a nightclub in the heart of the capital. The two players were first verbally assaulted and then jostling by three Lazio fans. The dispute ended, shortly after, with the arrival of the policemen and a handshake between supporters witha nd blu and the two players, who have not complained. The three Lazio supporters, recognizing that the two players came from "Gilda" one of the most famous of the capital, they were insulted, and when approached, they were beaten, apostrophes with offensive words.

Nottingham Forest - Derby County - 04/02/2008

Source : This is Nottingham

Forest vs Derby clash: Three arrests made

THREE people were arrested by transport police during the Forest vs Derby County clash last night.

One of the arrests was for affray at Nottingham Station while the other two were for public order offences.

Nine people were also given £80 fines for antisocial behaviour.

Only 15 people were arrested overall.

About 550 fans had traveled by train from Derby and Long Eaton.

Superintendent Mike Layton said: "The vast majority of supporters were well behaved. We would say it was a successful operation.

"None of our officers were injured nor were members of the public."

Vietnam Football games under tightened security - 06/02/2009

Source : VietNamNet Bridge

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will tighten up its security for the 2009 season kicking off this weekend.

VFF’s delegation, head by Chairman Nguyen Trong Hy and General Secretary Tran Quoc Tuan, arrived in the cities and provinces of all participating V-League and First Division football teams to discuss security issues.

The number of security guards and stadium police will be doubled this year. Due attention will be paid to classic matches.

Fans from scandal-hit localities such as Hai Phong, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa will be subject to the tightest checks. Hooligans will be heavily fined and fans will face lifetime bans for serious acts of violence.

Stadium managers and club leaders have signed agreements to ensure safety at matches. Last year, one man died and hundreds were injured during a violence riot at Vinh stadium in the central province of Nghe An.

Club backs banned fans - 06/02/2009

Source : Manchester Evening News

A FOOTBALL club is giving £20,000 to help fund a legal challenge by fans against police who rounded them up and sent them home before their team's game at United.

Stoke City have offered to pay the money towards costs incurred by 80 supporters who were ordered back to Staffordshire by Greater Manchester Police. GMP has apologised to six of the supporters for branding them hooligans and sending them home.

It has also offered to repay the cost of their match tickets.

But the force won't apologise to the rest of the fans, saying they were bent on trouble when they met at the Railway pub, in Irlam, before the game in November.

The supporters say they spent up to four hours confined to their coaches, and were not even allowed off to use toilets.The force has promised to review how it uses powers to move on alcohol-fuelled trouble-makers.

The fans, backed by the human rights group Liberty, want a judicial review of the police's `illegal' action.

Liberty is using the experience of one supporter, Lyndon Edwards, as a test case.

Stoke City's chief executive Tony Scholes said: "We thought the police's actions were wrong and thought it was only right to back one of our supporters who was challenging those actions."

Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters' Federation , and a Stoke fan, said: "This is a superb gesture. I've never known a club to act like this in support of fans. A police apology is all very well but what we want is recognition that what they did was unlawful."

Police served Section 27 orders on fans, saying they acted on intelligence about violence planned between rival hooligans.

The 2006 Violent Crime Reduction Act lets officers ban people from an area for up to 48 hours if they fear there may be alcohol-related violence.

Assistant Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: "Further to the apologies that we sent to a small number of people we have since been contacted by Liberty.

"As this correspondence is ongoing and of a legal nature, it would be inappropriate to comment. We have commissioned a review of our use of Section 27 in order to ensure that we use it only when it is necessary and proportionate."

Millwall match thug banned from all games - 05/02/2009

Source : Hull Daily Mail

A lifelong Tigers fan who was involved in violence at Hull City's game against Millwall has been banned from all English football stadiums for three years.

John Routh, 42, of Acacia Drive, east Hull, is among the first of the hooligans who caused trouble at the FA Cup fixture to be dealt with by the courts.

Routh has followed City all his life and he travelled to Wembley to see his side win promotion to the Premier League.

The painter and decorator talked to the Mail about his thoughts on the Tigers at Wembley and posed for photographs at a pub near the London stadium last May.

However, he will now be prevented from attending all football stadiums in the country for the next three seasons, after being caught fighting outside the KC Stadium on January 24.

Hull Magistrates' Court heard Routh was part a group of about 20 people throwing punches at a rival fan.

He then tried to enter the stadium, "staggering" around drunk.

Routh pleaded guilty to a public order offence and, defending himself, told magistrates: "I was walking to the stands and I was attacked by Millwall fans and I just defended myself.

"I'd had about four pints, but I was not drunk. I may have appeared that way because I was punched in the face twice."

Asked by the magistrates if he thought his behaviour was appropriate, Routh replied: "No."

Routh was also fined £78 and ordered to pay £75 costs.

Adam Barton, 18, of Lucian Walk, west Hull, pleaded guilty yesterday to a section five disorder and was banned for three years.

The court heard Barton was caught near the KC Stadium's North Stand – where the away fans were – being aggressive towards Millwall supporters before the match.

He was given a warning, but police arrested him after he failed to calm down.

Unemployed Barton was also fined £35 and ordered to pay £75 costs.

Millwall fan Jon Coleman, 40, of Burns Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, also appeared before Hull magistrates and was prosecuted for trying to enter a stadium while drunk.

Magistrates refused to impose the banning order requested by police because he was not violent. He was given a £100 fine and ordered to pay £75 in costs.

Officers working as part of Operation Thunder are busy gathering evidence against individuals who will next be identified then arrested.

Chief Inspector Darren Downs, who is jointly leading the investigation, said: "This is a warning to other individuals who were involved – it won't be long before they find themselves in the same court, facing the same punishment."

Police plan to net hooligans in airport football operation - 04/02/2009

Source : Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Police kick off a beat-the-hooligan operation at Bristol International Airport next week, ahead of England's friendly game in Spain.

The match takes place in Seville on Wednesday February 11. The aim of the operation is to stop those with a potential to cause violence and disorder from travelling and to reassure other passengers.

Police will also be targeting flights to countries, other than Spain, where fans might gather ahead of the game.

Backing up the airport operation, the 50 people who have football banning orders in the Avon and Somerset police force area will be required to surrender their passports to the police. They will also be required to report to their local police station on the day of the match.

Anyone that fails to return their passport to police will be identified and arrested by police, under the conditions of their banning orders.

During the past 12 months Avon and Somerset police have run successful operations in conjunction with the airport to prevent potential troublemakers from flying out of the country.

Those who have been issued with football banning orders are prohibited from travelling out of the country when England have matches abroad.

A football banning order prevents attendance at any regulated match for a period of between three and five years – if the individual is not subjected to a custodial sentence. For those who are imprisoned, the banning order extends to a period of between six and 10 years. Other conditions requested on a FBO may include exclusion zones around stadia before and after home fixtures, a day-long ban on travel to towns and cities, where away matches are being played.

Police in Avon and Somerset work in close partnership with other forces, the Home Office and the United Kingdom Football Policing Unit, who publish lists of those with football banning orders who have failed to surrender their passports and who may try to fly out of the UK using an airport outside the area, where they live.

Around 200 identified supporters flew from Bristol International Airport earlier this year for England's world cup qualifying matches in Barcelona (the Andorra game) and Croatia. Just three people were stopped by officers for further enquiries before being allowed to continue their journey.

Force Football Officer Roger Thayer confirmed: "We have well-rehearsed plans, which we roll out for England's away matches. This helps to provide reassurance to genuine fans travelling to support their national team, as well as others flying from the airport.

"We currently have 50 football banning orders operating in the police force area and all in receipt of them will be expected to surrender their passports if held, to their local police station by 10pm on Saturday February 7 ahead of the match in Spain next week.

"For this operation, we will also be checking passengers who may be travelling to watch the Wales v Poland match being played in Portugal on the same night.

The operations at BIA form part of a national ports operation to ensure that fans subject to football banning orders do not try to leave the country. The aim is to prevent potential troublemakers from travelling abroad to cause violence and disorder in cities, where England matches are being played.

It also provides reassurance to other passengers who are flying from Bristol International Airport.

Belgium : Lierse - Rc Mechelen - 06/02/2008

Source : view from lierse side (thanks to the sender)

Lierse was present with 60 lads. They tried to attack the racing mob (7O)+ antwerp lads but didn't succeed because of large police precense. Racing didn't make a move!!!
Some arrest were made but no big clash, only some minor scuffles.

UK : Hooligan warning ahead of match - 07/02/2009

Source : BBC News

Police are warning that troublesome behaviour will not be tolerated at a South Yorkshire derby match which is being held later.

At last April's derby match between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, 17 football hooligans were arrested for disorderly behaviour.

Police said 10 of those arrested received football banning orders.

Warning notices have been sent out to known hooligans ahead of the match at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon.

Supt Martin Scothern said: "We take a tough approach towards people involved in football-related disorder at both venues in the city, and troublemakers will be brought to justice."

Safety 'paramount'

At the last match, Sheffield Wednesday fans were pelted by coins and other missiles from United fans in the stand above.

Police said they hoped extra precautions would keep arrests to a minimum.

Supt Scothern said: "The safety of fans and providing reassurance to those living near the grounds and the wider public in Sheffield is paramount.

"We will be making sure there is minimum disruption before and after the game and that everyone enters and leaves the stadium safely."

Major racist incidents in European football - 07/02/2009

Source : The Associated Press

A list of some of the major incidents of racism in football throughout Europe over the last five years.

_April 2004: Former Manchester United coach Ron Atkinson resigns from television channel ITV after being caught making a racist comment on the air about Chelsea's Marcel Desailly, who is black. Atkinson, who thought his microphone was off, also quits his job as a columnist for The Guardian newspaper.

_November 2004: Black English players Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ashley Cole are abused by "monkey chants" when Spain hosts England in an exhibition game in Madrid. Spain coach Luis Aragones is also caught on camera racially abusing Arsenal forward Thierry Henry in a bid to motivate Jose Antonio Reyes, Henry's Arsenal teammate at the time.

_January 2005: As part of an anti-racism initiative in the French league, Paris Saint-Germain's players wear all-white jerseys and Lens players wear all-black during a French league match at Parc des Princes in Paris. The move backfires as racist elements among PSG's crowd in the Kop of Boulogne sing "Come on the whites." The racist overtone is backed up with monkey chants from the Boulogne crowd when Lens players touch the ball. France midfielder Patrick Vieira, present in the crowd that night, vows not to set foot in Parc des Princes again.

_February 2005: Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o is racially abused at a match in Zaragoza, where fans make monkey chants and throw peanuts onto the pitch when the Cameroon star gets the ball. Referee Fernando Carmona Mendez makes no mention of the incidents in his match report.

_November 2005: Ivory Coast defender Marc Zoro, then playing for Italian team Messina in Serie A, is abused by Inter Milan fans with monkey chants. He attempts to stop the match by walking off with the ball. All matches the following week in Italy are delayed by five minutes as part of an anti-racism initiative in reaction to the abuse aimed at Zoro.

_February 2006: Eto'o is racially abused again at Zaragoza and threatens to walk off the field, with only a desperate intervention by Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard stopping him. Footage of the match shows Eto'o saying "No mas (No more)" as he walks toward the sidelines.

_March 2006: In a match between Sachsen Leipzig and Hallescher FC, Leipzig's Nigerian midfielder Adebowale Ogungbure is spat at and racially abused by opposition fans. In retaliation, Ogungbure places two fingers above his mouth and salutes the crowd, a reference to Adolf Hitler. Ogungbure is arrested by German police, because it is illegal to make Nazi gestures for political or abusive purposes, but criminal proceedings against him are dropped soon after.

_October 2006: In Serbia, 37 Borac Cacak fans are arrested and eight face criminal charges after racially abusing the club's Zimbabwean player Mike Temwanjira during a first division match. Several days later, 152 supporters of first division side Rad Belgrade are detained after shouting anti-Muslim slogans during a match against their Novi Pazar rivals. In 2007, UEFA fines the Serbian Football Association for racial insults by fans aimed at black players during the under-21 European championship match against England played in the Netherlands.

_November 2006: PSG fan Julien Quemener is shot and killed by off-duty police officer Antoine Granomort, who is protecting a Jewish fan under attack from a large PSG hate mob after a UEFA Cup match against Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv.

_February 2007: St. Johnstone forward Jason Scotland is racially abused by fans of Scottish club Motherwell. The offenders are promptly reprimanded by the spectators around them, then reported to police and match stewards. Motherwell chairman John Boyle issues an apology on behalf of the club.

_March 2007: In a match between Lithuania and France, Lithuania fans unfurl a racist banner directed against France's many black players, and representing a map of Africa, painted with the French flag colors and a slogan saying "Welcome to Europe."

_April 2007: Gillingham goalkeeper Kelvin Jack is racially abused by a Rotherham fan, who is banned for life by the club.

_August 2007: Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller is investigated by the German FA for allegedly calling forward Gerald Asamoah a "black pig."

_August 2007: Midfielder DaMarcus Beasley, a black American from Indiana, was taunted by fans who made "monkey chants" after he scored his first goal for Glasgow Rangers in a Champions League qualifier at FK Zeta in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro.

_September 2007: After replacing Jose Mourinho as Chelsea manager, Israeli Avram Grant is the subject of death threats, hate mail and anti-Semitic chants. Grant's father was a Polish survivor of the Holocaust.

_September 2007: Libourne's Burkina Faso player Boubacar Kebe is ejected by the match referee for reacting to racial abuse from Bastia fans. The "Kebe" affair eventually leads to Bastia being docked points — a rarity.

_February 2008: Morocco defender Abdeslam Ouaddou of Valenciennes climbs into the stands at Metz to confront a fan racially abusing him. The match referee shows Ouaddou a yellow card for unsportsmanlike behavior. The French soccer league (LFP) calls for harsher sanctions against racism.

_April and May 2008: PSG fans racially abuse black passers by and attack an Arab man at a Paris metro station before both the League Cup final against Lens and the French Cup final against Lyon. Despite a police presence, there are no interventions.

_March 2008: Ghanaian player Solomon Opoku is attacked by Serbian fans of his team, Borac Cacak, when returning from a match. A Serbian court sentences four of the aggressors to a total of four and a half years imprisonment for the racially motivated attack.

_March 2008: Olympique Marseille players Ronald Zubar, Taye Taiwo and Mamadou Niang, all black, are abused by Russian fans of Zenit St. Petersburg who throw bananas on the pitch and make "monkey chants." Marseille reports the incidents to UEFA, European football's governing body, which fines Zenit $58,000. Zenit goes on to win the UEFA Cup.

_September 2008: Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell, who is black, is abused by Tottenham supporters, whose insults include the image of Campbell "hanging from a tree." In January, four of the fans involved are banned from attending football matches for three years after pleading guilty to indecent chanting.

_November 2008: Playing for Middlesbrough against Newcastle, the Egyptian forward Mido is subjected to Islamophobic chanting from a small number of Newcastle fans. Mido had been subjected to similar chants the previous year, again from Newcastle fans.

_January 2009: Spain's football federation fines Real Madrid about $3,900 after a group of fans makes fascist gestures and chants fascist slogans at a match. Match referee Alfonso Perez Burrull cites "extremist or radical symbolism," and chants making reference to "the gas chamber."


Football violence

Al-Ahly - CS Sfaxien - African Super Cup - 06/02/2009

Source: mail (thanks to the sender)

Fans of Tunisia's CS Sfaxien clash with Egypt's riot police after the team scored against Egypt's Al-Ahly during their African Super Cup soccer match at Cairo Stadium.

1. FC Kaiserslautern - FSV Mainz 05 - 02/02/2009

Source : sport-news.ws

Police forces made an intervention in the train station area to escort Mainz supporters who used firecrackers and sung racist chants.
Two men were arrested.

Translation Underground Fans

FC Nantes - Paris SG - 07/02/2009

source: local newspaper

It seems fights opposed Nantes ultras to Parisians in the city center and in near the stadium.
Many people were injured and a few arrests were made.

France: Rouen - Orléans (CFA) - 07/02/2009

Source: mail (thanks to the sender)

About 10 Orleans supportes met with about 20 locals in a small street near the local main boozer.
A fight took place for 1 minute without winner.
Both firms disappeared before a police intervention.

Orleans mob

AS Nancy - AJ Auxerre - 07/02/2009

Source : Mail

10 v 10.
Auxerre victory.

Estudiantes de la Plata (Argentina) - Sporting Cristal (Peru) - Copa Libertadores - 04/02/2009

Source : Press

Venezuela - Argentina (under-20) - 06/02/2009

Source : Press

Two officers killed in Paraguay stadium collapse - 01/02/2009

Source : The Canadian Press

Part of a stadium collapsed during an amateur football game in Paraguay's capital, killing two police officers and injuring seven others Sunday.

The Paraguayan Football Association said the Defensores del Chaco Stadium will be closed pending an investigation into the collapse and repair of the damage. That will force a shift of venue for the Copa Libertadores game between Paraguay's Nacional and Ecuador's El Nacional on Thursday.

Officials said a concrete section of stands fell 13 metres, killing the police officers and forcing a 40-minute delay in the match.

Marocco: CR Belouizdad - CAB - Cup - 05/02/2009

Source: Le Buteur

Fight with knives

Fights broke out in local supporters' terrace, who used knives.

FC Sevilla - Betis Palombie - 07/02/2009

Source: http://www.muchodeporte.com/?secc=3&id=3085

About 30 Betis supporters attacked, Thursday night, the supportershome of Sevilla rivals, with the aim to cause problems to the choregraphy.

Translation Underground Fans

Real Sociedad - Real Zaragoza - 07/02/2009

Source: local press

Two arrested during troubles before the game

Two Real Sociedad supporters were arrested in St Sebastian due to the fact they were members of a local mob who fronted Zaragoza supporters during the journey, said police.

It seems supporters from both sides exchanged bricks.
Some missiles were also threw at police forces.
To men were arrested.

Translation Underground Fans

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Source: forum

Police forces charged inside the visitors stand.



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