Banfield fans fight during an incident that broke out in the stands during the division A soccer tournament match against Independiente in Buenos Aires, Argentina in this Nov. 17, 2002 file photo. Resurgent soccer violence and a scandal involving hooligans brawling during the reburial of former Argentine political strongman Juan Peron at a new mausoleum have triggered national debate on how to rein in out-of-control fans. Now government and soccer regulatory officials are vowing to pursue new steps curbing all-too-frequent stadium violence. Already Argentina's first-division Apertura league season was stumbling because of bouts of violence, a scandal involving a referee allegedly threatened by a club president and growing questions about keeping law-abiding fans safe in raucous arenas.(daylife.com)
English and German soccer fans clashed today after Germany's second-round victory over Sweden.
Thousands of drunk English and German fans had gathered in the city's Schlossplatz to watch
the game. After Germany's 2-0 second-round victory, trouble broke out and both sets of
fans traded punches before dozens of nervous-looking riot police moved into the area.
German and English fans were separated into spearate corners as tables, chairs and bottles were thrown back and forth.This is the first time a significant clash has broken out among fans. However, 122 drunken
fans were arrested on Friday alone for aggressive behavior.
Fighting between at least 30 West Ham supporters and some 100 fans of Columbus Crew had to broken up by police and security staff during the match in Columbus on Sunday.
The trouble started after a handful of the Premier League club's supporters went into the north-east corner of the stadium where the US Major League Soccer team's most boisterous fans were based.
Rival groups began chanting at each other and fist fights broke out until police and security staff using mace and pepper spray eventually moved in to separate the sides.
Several people were handcuffed during the fighting but there was only one arrest - outside the stadium - for disorderly conduct. US sporting rivalries are generally handled peacefully, although Columbus Crew supporters have a relatively rowdy reputation.
But their track record is nothing compared to that of West Ham fans, whose notorious hooligan element, the Inter City Firm, once enjoyed one of the worst reputations in English football.
Anti-riot police chase fans of Chacarita Juniors at the Boca Juniors stadium after they
started throwing stones and pulling out steel fences in the stadium when fighting broke
out with Boca Juniors fans during their soccer game in Buenos Aires in this Aug. 31, 2003
file photo. Resurgent soccer violence and a scandal involving hooligans brawling during the
reburial of former Argentine political strongman Juan Peron at a new mausoleum have trigger
ed national debate on how to rein in out-of-control fans. Now government and soccer
regulatory officials are vowing to pursue new steps curbing all-too-frequent stadium
violence. Already Argentina's first-division Apertura league season was stumbling because
of bouts of violence, a scandal involving a referee allegedly threatened by a club
president and growing questions about keeping law-abiding fans safe in raucous arenas.
English and German soccer fans clashed today after Germany's second-round victory over Sweden.
Thousands of drunk English and German fans had gathered in the city's Schlossplatz to watch
the game. After Germany's 2-0 second-round victory, trouble broke out and both sets of
fans traded punches before dozens of nervous-looking riot police moved into the area.
German and English fans were separated into spearate corners as tables, chairs and bottles were thrown back and forth.This is the first time a significant clash has broken out among fans. However, 122 drunken
fans were arrested on Friday alone for aggressive behavior.
Fighting between at least 30 West Ham supporters and some 100 fans of Columbus Crew had to broken up by police and security staff during the match in Columbus on Sunday.
The trouble started after a handful of the Premier League club's supporters went into the north-east corner of the stadium where the US Major League Soccer team's most boisterous fans were based.
Rival groups began chanting at each other and fist fights broke out until police and security staff using mace and pepper spray eventually moved in to separate the sides.
Several people were handcuffed during the fighting but there was only one arrest - outside the stadium - for disorderly conduct. US sporting rivalries are generally handled peacefully, although Columbus Crew supporters have a relatively rowdy reputation.
But their track record is nothing compared to that of West Ham fans, whose notorious hooligan element, the Inter City Firm, once enjoyed one of the worst reputations in English football.
Anti-riot police chase fans of Chacarita Juniors at the Boca Juniors stadium after they
started throwing stones and pulling out steel fences in the stadium when fighting broke
out with Boca Juniors fans during their soccer game in Buenos Aires in this Aug. 31, 2003
file photo. Resurgent soccer violence and a scandal involving hooligans brawling during the
reburial of former Argentine political strongman Juan Peron at a new mausoleum have trigger
ed national debate on how to rein in out-of-control fans. Now government and soccer
regulatory officials are vowing to pursue new steps curbing all-too-frequent stadium
violence. Already Argentina's first-division Apertura league season was stumbling because
of bouts of violence, a scandal involving a referee allegedly threatened by a club
president and growing questions about keeping law-abiding fans safe in raucous arenas.