Season 08/09 - May

Malaga CF - Betis Palombie - 23/05/2009

Source: local press

PROBLEMS IN MALAGA

Police needed to intervene tonight with the aim to avoid a toe-to-toe between both sides of supporters.
Betis went out of the stadium, at 6.30pm, and took the road of the city center when locals threw missiles at them.
Police escorted back Betis fans.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

13 supporters arrested

VIDEOS:

http://beticos.alfinaldelapalmera.com/video/llegada-de-los-aficionados

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-79ruK2rSYA

Nantes : troubles at the training session - 24/05/2009

Source : Ouest-France + AFP

Troubles occured this Sunday morning at the training sessions of Nantes players.

About 40 Nantes supporters arrived at this training sessions, angry about the last result (lost in Sochaux) adn the fact that their team will play in 2nd division next season.

Salamanca - Real Sociedad - 23/05/2009

Source: forum

A toe-to-toe erupted at the end of the game, opposing about 20 Pena Mujika (Sociedad) members to local ultras.

One man was injured and transfered at hospital.

Wehen Wiesbaden - Hansa Rostock - 24/05/2009

Source : bz-berlin.de

200 Rostock supporters caused damages inside their train.
Police intervened in the Berlin train station with the aim to control these fans.





Translation Underground Fans (c)

Wolfsburg - Werder Bremen - 23/05/2009

Source : ad-hoc-news.de

Wolfsburg supporters invaded the pitch to celebrate the title of championship.

Fortuna Düsseldorf - Werder Bremen II - 23/05/2009

Source : rp-online.de + derwesten.de + express.de

At midnight, troubles occured in Dusseldorf, following the access to 2nd division by locals.
Many troubles occured, where 46 people injured and 23 of them hospitalized.
On police side, 25 of them were injured, 3 of them so seriously.
A total of 24 people were arrested.
Supporters threw flares and bottles and fronted police forced who used batons and pepper sprays.
A police car was set to fire.
All remain calm at 7am.









Translation Underground Fans (c)

VIDEO (thanks to the sender):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm2AFdNYeLA

France: AS Cannes - Cherbourg - 23/05/2009

Source: mail (France)

About 30 OGC Nice youth (arch-rivals of Cannes fans) arrived in Cannes.
Police intervened.

Athletic Bilbao - Atletico Madrid - 24/05/2009

Source : AS

Three local fans, aged 22, 24 and 25 years old, wre arrested after troubles occured at the end of the game, when local supporters attacked the escort of Atletico fans, throwing bricks at them.
Police charged several times and a policeman was injured and many police vehicles damaged.

During the game, tension between both sides of supporters.






VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRnvnC748Ks

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Source: http://www.eitb.com (thanks to the sender)

Troubles inside the stadium :
http://www.eitb.com/videos/video.php?id=154268&lang=es

AS Nancy - Marseille - 24/05/2009

Source: mail (thanks to the sender)

15-20 locals vs 20-25 Marseille youth in front of the main local boozer.
Marseille advantage and several locals lied on the floor.
After a few seconds police arrived and several people were arrested and released before the game.

Treviso - Vicenza - 11/05/2009

Source : La Repubblica

Troubles erupted outside the stadium.
Following these troubles 22 Treviso supporters received a 3-year stadiums bans.

Parma - Vicenza - 23/05/2009

Source : France Football

A man died in Parma

A Vicenza supporter died Saturday night in Parma.
The young man (19) fell from a barrier.

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Source : Gazzetta di Parma

A few troubles opposed both sides of fans before the game. No one was injured.
A Vicenza car was damaged.

Poland: Gornik Konin - Legia Chelmza - 24/05/2009

Source: forum

Poland: Resovia Rzeszow - Karpaty Krosno - 24/05/2009

Source: http://www.ko1foto.fora.pl/sezon-2008-2009,6/resovia-rzeszow-karpaty-krosno,103.html

Shamrock Rovers - Bohemians Dublin - 23/05/2009

Source: http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2009/may/24/riot-squad-called-in-as-rovers-and-bohemians-fans-/

Riot squad called in as Rovers and Bohemians fans clash

Gardaí from across Dublin were called to deal with a riot involving around 100 football supporters before a high-profile League of Ireland fixture last Saturday.

The riot squad was sent to deal with the fans of Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians after they clashed close to Rovers' Tallaght ground at around 7pm last Saturday.

Gardaí said a large group of Bohemians fans went to Tallaght on the Luas and clashed with dozens of Rovers fans near the stadium, with scuffles and bottles being thrown. Four people arrested for public order offences.

Gardaí said they were concerned that many of those involved had travelled over from Glasgow and Cardiff intent on causing trouble.

Gardaí from across the city rushed to help local gardaí in Tallaght who were struggling to separate the two groups of rival fans.

Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and the FAI all gave differing accounts of the incident.

A spokesman for Shamrock Rovers said a group of between 100 and 150 rival Bohemians fans descended on the Tallaght ground without match tickets and that the club's fans had no known involvement.

"From my understanding a group of Bohemians supporters made their presence felt and the guards did their job," he said.

However, according to Bohemians, gardaí had to form a line between the rival fans after a group of up to 60 of their supporters encountered Shamrock Rovers fans who had come out of a nearby hotel.

"Our fans came down from the Luas station; there would have been about 50 or 60," he said. "The Rovers fans were in the hotel across the road from the ground. They heard the Bohemian fans and they came out and there was a line of guards in the middle. There was a bottle thrown and it hit a Bohemians fan but he wasn't hurt, thankfully.

Joe McGlue, chief security officer for the FAI said: "The fixture passed off without any major incidents either inside or outside the stadium." He explained that a "potential incident" on the Belgard Road was averted thanks to the efforts of gardaí.

"There was an attempt to clash by a small amount of individuals related to both clubs on the Belgard Road [but] this was dealt with within seconds by members of An Garda Síochána. The Belgard Road is a good distance from the stadium," he said in a statement.

VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wWYKRUbLBw

Portosummaga - Lecco (série C1) - 17/05/2009

Source : L'Espresso

Severe riots occured at the end of the game.
A local steward, Gabriele Lena, 56 years old, was seriously injured.
Angry Lecco supporters tried to attack local players who entered changing-romms to protect themselves.
Local supporters were also assaulted.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Peru : Universitario De Deportes - Jose Galvez Chimbote - 24/05/2009

Source : elcomercio.com.pe

Seve policmen were injured during a severe fight which opposed rival supporters outside the stadium.
Police tried to intervene but they were pelted with bricks and other missiles.
All the policemen were hospitalized.
Eight "U" supporters were also arrested.



Translation Underground Fans (c)

VIDEO:

http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/noticia/291103/ocho-barristas-u-fueron-detenidos-protagonizar-desmanes-callejeros

River Plate - Independiente - 24/05/2009

Source : Clarín.com

One Independiente supporter was injured by a police gunshot follwing troubles at the end of the game.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Brazil: Palmeiras - Sao Paulo - 24/05/2009

Source : adn.es

Severe brawl occured outside the stadium, opposing supporters from both teams.
Police said 400 supporters, armed with batons and bricks fought together.
Thirty people were wounded and 158 arrested.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Argentina: Lujan - Lamadrid - 24/05/2009

Source: http://www.soloascenso.com.ar/Noticias.php?Nota=20099

The game was stopped for a few minutes after troubles broke out, opposing Lamadrid supporters to police forces.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Standard Liège - RSC Anderlecht - Test match - 24/05/2009

Source: mail (thanks to the sender) - Anderlecht

About 200 lads met up in Tongeren. We waited there for 5 hours with the aim to have a maximum of people.

Phonecalls exchanged with local Hell-Side but they refused to move to a "no risk" location; they only accepted something near the Liège train sation.
We leaved our spot, we stopped on the highway before the exit but immediately police vans arrived and police charged us.
About 20-25 arrests on our side.

No off possible with Standard because they refused to move.

VIDEOS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUnVxvI7MMA

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

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Source: mail (thanks to the sender) - Standard

We didn't make a move because BCS said a week in avance, they come to Liège to let us see they are the best. Well, we haven't seen shit!
We waited allso for 5 hours, allso arrest were made at our side.

Millwall FC - Scunthorpe - Play off - 24/05/2009

Source: mail (thanks to the sender)

Troubles opposed Millwall fans and police after the defeat of MFC.
A few arrests.

VIDEOS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yH3T2QVBYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9KOjtsFDWk

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Source : This is Scunthorpe

Two arrested over alleged attack on elderly Iron fan

TWO people have been arrested in connection with an alleged attack on a 75-year-old Iron fan by suspected Millwall hooligans at Wembley.

London's Metropolitan Police said officers made the arrests following Scunthorpe's 3-2 win over Millwall in the League One Play-off Final on Sunday.

It is alleged the pensioner was trying to board his coach after the game when he was assaulted by rival supporters.

A bus driver stepped in to help, but he was also allegedly assaulted.

A police spokeswoman said: "Six Millwall fans were arrested after the game against Scunthorpe, two of them for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Three others were arrested for breach of public order offences and the sixth for breaching a previous football banning order."

FC Antwerp - Roeselare - Play Of - 24/05/2009

Source: forum

Roeselare supporters' coaches were pelted with missiles passing in front of the local main boozer.
Police intervened and a few troubles broke out.

Bosnia: banner stolen - ??/05/2009

Source: mail (thanks to the sender)



Zeljeznicar Maniacs have stolen the FC Slavija (Serbian community) from East Sarajevo fans - Falcons.

Manchester United - Barcelona - Champions League final played in Rome - 27/05/2009

Source : CCTV.com

Manchester United fans arrested

Manchester United and Barcelona supporters celebrated on the eve of the Champions League final, apparently a little too heavily though. Two fans were arrested by the Italian police on Tuesday in Rome.

Large groups of supporters crowded into the centre of the Italian capital, to party and have a good time ahead of the match. Supporters of the two clubs congregated in separate areas.

At least two fans were arrested by police after a small fight broke out in the Campo dei Fiori square where a large crowd of Manchester United fans had congregated. It's believed that the fighting did not involve any Barcelona supporters.

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Source : Goal.com

Trouble In Rome, Manchester United Fans Arrested - Report

The first signs of trouble have surfaced in Rome as two United fans become drunk, fight and spend the night in a cell...

Two drunk Manchester United fans have been arrested in Rome for allegedly assaulting police officers in a bar in Piazza Campo de Fiori.

According to Il Corriere Dello Sport, the incident happened late on Tuesday night when the owner of a bar called the authorities after the two men began to cause trouble by disturbing other drinkers.

What followed was sheer madness as a 19-year-old, and 45-year-old man began to kick and punch the officers, inflicting various injuries on them.

The pair were drunk at the time of the trouble and they were arrested. They are accused of resisting arrest, and assaulting public officials.

The officers needed hospital treatment, but their injuries are not thought to be serious. It's not a good sign for authorities, who had promised a trouble-free final. An alcohol ban is in place, but reports suggest it is not being followed and the latest incident seems to back those claims.

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Source : Independent.co.uk

10,000 Italian police wait for United fans

A security operation involving 10,000 Italian police officers is underway as Rome prepares for the arrival of 50,000 football fans ahead of tonight's Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona.

More than 30,000 United fans have made the trip to Italy, despite the club only being allocated 19,500 tickets.

This evening's final comes two weeks after rioting in Rome following the local side Lazio's domestic cup triumph. The authorities fear that fans of the city's other team, Roma, whose notorious hooligans are known as the Ultras, will cause trouble. Violence flared between the Ultras and United fans on the last two occasions the English side visited the city. A ban restricting the sale of alcohol in central Rome has been enforced. Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno, said: "Rome welcomes the British fans with open arms, and we look forward to celebrating this sporting festival together," he said.

But the Foreign Office warned Manchester United fans to stay away from known trouble spots. Duncan Drasdo, the chief executive of the Manchester United Supporters' Trust, said: "My experience of the Italian police, particularly in Rome, is pretty poor."

Italian officers will be able to call on the assistance of British counterparts.

Manchester United - FC Barcelona - Match played in Rome - 27/05/2009

Football fans stabbed before match in Rome

Source : Radio Netherlands

Two people have been stabbed in the run-up to tonight's Champions League final in Rome. A British Manchester United fan was attacked by a group and stabbed in the thigh and side. An American tourist, thought by his attackers to be English, was also beaten and stabbed by four Italians who were later arrested.

Local police are investigating what led to the attacks. The final between Barcelona and Manchester United is being played this evening at Rome's Olympic Stadium.



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Source : JOCKlife Sports

Two United fans were arrested for assaulting bystanders and police in Campo de Fiori, a historic piazza and popular tourist hangout. Police said the men were drunk despite a ban on alcohol sales imposed by authorities in areas including the city center and near the stadium.