The reports below are how a certain individual saw it and how it was reported to me, they maybe biased as to that persons views,
if you saw it differenly please let me know
your side of events
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22nd April 2001
Germinal Beerschot - Antwerp
Germinal Beerschot beat Antwerp 3-1 in a local derby marred by post-match clashes between rival fans and riot police. Police charged supporters outside the ground to separate rival factions. Fighting continued in the town centre and police said they had made 26 arrests.
22nd April 2001
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 22 Angry Sao Paulo fans protested outside the team dressing room and threw stones at the players' bus after seeing their side slump to their fourth successive defeat on Sunday. Sao Paulo's 1-0 defeat by Portuguesa left them with no chance of reaching the semi-finals of the Paulista (Sao Paulo state) championship -- the very least that had been expected of them. Television pictures showed a group of supporters protesting noisily outside the dressing room door after the game, demanding the resignation of coach Vadao with chants of "Get out, Vadao". Pictures also showed the team bus pulling out of the stadium with smashed windows after fans had hurled stones at the vehicle.
22nd April 2001
Huddersfield Town - QPR
QPR fans ripped up seats and were involved scuffles after this game when they were officially relegated to Division Two.
15th April 2001
Rioting fans stop Bulgarian league match
SOFIA, April 15 A Bulgarian league match between leaders Levski Sofia and bottom club Minyor Pernik was abandoned midway through the second half after fans rioted, state news agency BTA said. Referee Anton Genov stopped the game when Minyor fans started throwing stones and other objects on to the pitch after Genov sent off Minyor forward Tony Evtimov in the 65th minute. There were no reports of casualties. Evtimov was the second Minyor player to receive a red card after Nikolay Alexandrov was sent off in the 44th minute, BTA said. Levski were leading 1-0 when the game was abandoned after striker Georgi Ivanov's 45th minute penalty. The Bulgarian Footbal Union's disciplinary commission is expected to make a ruling on the match next week.
14th April 2001

Partizan - Red Star
Riots involving rival fans, which included hundreds of fans (only hooligan gangs) from both Belgrade's rivals.
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More info can be found at http://www.delije.net

Crowd violence mars Partizan victory in Belgrade derby
BELGRADE, April 16 Serious crowd trouble marred yet another Belgrade derby between champions Red Star and bitter rivals Partizan on Saturday when dozens of fans were injured in running battles. Partizan won the top-of-the-table clash 2-1 to draw level on points with leaders Red Star and throw the title race wide open. The violence started an hour before kick-off when rival fans fought each other with baseball bats and iron rods, and hurled stones at riot police who moved in to quell the violence. The fans smashed shop windows and kiosks and scores were taken to hospital with severe cuts, fractured limbs and brusies. The reverse fixture was abandoned last October when fans invaded the pitch after three minutes of play and attacked players. The match was replayed amid heavy security last month and Red Star ran out 2-0 winners.

6th April 2001
LA LOUVIERE - RSC CHARLEROI
Report from a CH-lad
During the journey 3 Charleroi lads went in La Louviere with the aim to have a meeting-point but locals refused. So, at 18.30pm about 25 CH-lads came in front of a local pub were the hardcore of Wolf-Side was present (about 15 lads) but refused a toe-to-toe, so the pub was totaly smashed up. After the game a group of about 50 Wallon's Boys saw some Wolf-siders who were waiting for them. Visitors charged but locals take a run and stayed with normal fans. Some fights erupted (no normal fans were beaten up). Visitors made 2 other charges before the intenrvention of gendarms and cavalery. At this time Wallon's Boys were present with 50-60 lads and charged 3 times the cavalery, trying to reach the locals, who did not move. It must be specified that incidents occured because locals were provoking on the net, but did not assure!


From a local newspaper
SMASHING WINDOWS AND FIGHTS ...
Before the game, at about 6.30pm, a fight erupted at the pub 'La Guingette', situated at the crossroad of Baume street and Buset Avenue. It seems that fans from La Louviere made some provocations on their website during the week, saying that their local was this pub. Before the match, a crowd of Charleroi supporters came in front of the pub, requesting the locals to go out for a fight. Locals refused and a fight erupted between both groups. As the fights starts the manager of the pub called the police who came...some hours too late. Windows were smashed up, the door was also damaged... No people were wounded and no arrests were made...


After the game, fans of both teams rioted another time in front of the stadium. A large crowd of visitors took another road, where policemen weren't there. As policemen were looking for them, Charleroi lads saw a group of locals. Police made a charge (this time with the cavalery) with the aim to separate both groups. As the locas were running, visitors were attacking police. Many fights erupted but no arrests were made...
5th April 2001
SOFIA, April 5th (Reuters)- Bulgaria's Football Union have named the match official who will handle a French first division replay after France's referees boycotted the game. The trouble started on December 21 when assistant referee Nelly Viennot, the only woman to officiate in the French league, was hit by a flare during Strasbourg's game against Metz. A young Starsbourg supporter of 21 years of age was arrested by the police. The referee stopped the game for the first time after the Metz' supporters threw fireworks on to the pitch. French police said that German hooligans from Kaiserslautern and Karlshrue went to France, to reinforce Ultras from Strasbourg and Metz, and caused troubles inside the stadium. France's referees union (UNAF) criticised the decision to replay the match and refused to handle it in protest, prompting the French League to negotiate with Bulgarian officials. Anton Genov will now handle the game on April 11th, the Bulgarian union's referees commission said on Thursday. The match will be played behind closed doors.

5th April 2001
Barcelona - Liverpool
Seven Liverpool fans held by police after attack

BARCELONA (Reuters) Spanish police have arrested seven Liverpool fans after two Spaniards were attacked in Barcelona ahead of the UEFA Cup semifinal between the two teams. "Seven Liverpool fans were arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning after two Spaniards were attacked in the centre of the city," a police spokesman said. "The seven are being held in custody pending further investigations." The spokesman said that the two victims were admitted to hospital with minor injuries. One has since been released, while the other remains under observation. An estimated 4,000 Liverpool fans were due to attend the first leg of the semifinal in Barcelona, according to local newspaper reports.
3rd April 2001
Napoli get one-match stadium ban
ROME, April 3 (Reuters)Italy's football federation (FIGC) handed first division Napoli a one-match ban from their home ground on Tuesday following crowd trouble last weekend. The club were also fined 20 million lire for unruly and violent behaviour by fans at Sunday's game against Atalanta in Bergamo, when smoke-bombs were thrown on to the field. Napoli protested the ban on the San Paolo stadium, saying it would badly hurt the club. "The damage that this decision will cause our club cannot be calculated," vice-president Dario Boldoni said. He said it was "unfair" to blame the club for the behaviour of its fans and vowed to challenge the ruling. Napoli have already been fined several times this season for crowd trouble. Italian football officials recently introduced stricter rules and fines against clubs in an attempt to curb violence at stadiums.
1st April 2001
Blackburn Rovers - Burnley
from http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk
A POLICEMAN was dragged into a pub and glassed by soccer hooligans after Blackburn Rovers' derby day victory.
The officer was attacked in the Black Horse in Abbey Street, Accrington, as police trying to go to their colleague's aid faced a barrage of bottles and glasses.
Thirty six people were arrested for football-related incidents during the day but police, who launched the biggest ever operation at a Lancashire football match, today said that apart from the incident, at 5pm, they were pleased with the way they handled the match.
The officer was dragged inside the pub after he tried to arrest a man standing outside. He suffered facial injuries and cuts and was treated at Blackburn Royal Infirmary.
Police sealed off the area. One man has been arrested in connection with the incident and was being questioned today.
Police today confirmed that the assault was carried out at a pub where known trouble-makers following Burnley FC had gathered but said they could not confirm whether either incident involved a notorious gang of hooligans known as the Suicide Squad.
The assault happened amid several stand-offs between fans and police after the game. A number of fights broke out across Accrington town centre between football fans but they were quickly dealt with by police.
The chairman of the Lancashire Police Authoirty, Dr Ruth Henig, today also condemned more than 500 Burnley fans who ignored police advice and travelled to the game by train -- getting off at Rishton station before being marched to Ewood Park under heavy police guard after being spotted by officers.
Coun Ruth Henig said: "You have to ask why these people got off the train at Rishton, because it is a long walk to Ewood Park. It is obvious they wanted to break away and make their own way there, probably causing trouble on the way before being spotted by the police."
Hyndburn MP Greg Pope said: "I am absolutely appalled that thugs have used football as an excuse to commit violence.
"I was very impressed with the way everything was handled at the game and the fans seemed to behave very well. I went to the game with my two sons and it was a wonderful day.
"I doubt these people involved in the incidents in Accrington are true soccer fans and I am appalled that a police officer has been injured as he tried to carry out his duty.
"My thoughts are with him and his family."
A police spokesman said: "The officer was injured as he attempted to arrest someone and was dragged into the pub.
"As other police officers followed him into the pub, they were pelted with a shower of bottles, one of which injured the officer."
Black Horse landlady Eileen Griffiths only took charge of the pub four months ago. She said: "I don't know what sparked it off, but the pub was packed with Burnley fans. All of a sudden there were bottles and glasses flying in the air. The police had been outside the pub all day and they came in when the trouble started. Then the fans started throwing stuff at the police and I think the policeman might have got hurt then, but I'm not sure."
"I was behind the bar so I couldn't really see what was going on. I've never had any trouble like this before."
Mrs Griffiths closed her pub for the rest of the day while police investigated the incident.
Dr Henig, chairman of the Lancashire Police Authority, said: "Such violence cannot be condoned.
"It is a great shame that some people are determined to spoil the fun for everybody else. "I had a nasty feeling something like this would happen and someone would get hurt. The police spent months planning for this event and they did very well but some people just set out to cause problems."
Supt Dave Mallaby said: the operation had involved several hundred officers being drafted in for other divisions and had placed a substantial strain on resources. A special train was laid on for the disappointed Burnley fans after the game, leaving Blackburn at 3.10pm.
Police returned to the station at around 6pm when a large group of fans gathered on the platforms, preparing to board the York-bound train, which calls at Accrington and Burnley.
Some 100 fans were refused entry to the train and were sent back out on to Blackburn Boulevard. A brief stand-off between a small group of fans and police officers ended when the fans dispersed into Blackburn town centre. After the troublemakers in Accrington were dispersed, police had to deal with fans threatening each other outside the Royal Oak in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, at 7.30pm.
A police spokesman said: "We had planned for a lot of arrests and 36 arrests is a relatively small number for such a big event."
Supt Mallaby added: "We feel it has gone better than we could have expected. We had planned for this game for months and anticipated public disorder problems."
31st March 2001
Peterborough United - Cambridge United
FANS CLASH MARS DERBY MATCH WIN

POSH’S win in their big local derby against Cambridge was today marred after police revealed 10 football fans were arrested before, during and after the game.The city side were delighted to romp to a 4-1 victory against their local rivals, despite previous fears about the state of the pitch. But today, a cloud hung over the win, which put Peterborough United a step further from relegation, after police said 10 arrests had been made. More than 10,000 fans packed into the London Road ground to see the game, which manager Barry Fry dubbed the highlight of the season. But before the match even kicked off, fans of both sides taunted each other across the ground. Match day commander Chief Supt Dave Roberts, of Peterborough police, said: “A small number of people were arrested for public order related offences. The vast majority of fans though were well-behaved.” Ten people, both Posh and Cambridge fans, were arrested before, during and after the match. They were arrested for a variety of offences including pitch invasion and throwing missiles. All those arrested were men aged between 24 and 39. One man has been bailed to return to Thorpe Wood police station at a later date. A further nine have been chargedand will appear before Peterborough magistrates on April 3 and 5. An eye-witness at the game said: “A minute before kick-off, Posh fans and Cambridge fans tried to come together and were shouting abuse and taunting each other, but the police kept them apart.Then, five minutes into the game, some Posh fans were winding up the Cambridge fans. They were moved by police, who, I think, handled it well.” Today, Posh chairman Peter Boizot said: “I thought we had built up a friendly crowd, and I would be disappointed if any of our fans were involved in any trouble. I’d like to see fewer police at football matches and a friendly crowd, so it is disappointing when there are arrests.”
31st March 2001

Violence erupts in central Moscow before derby
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) Around 500 soccer fans clashed in the centre of the Russian capital on Saturday, as violence erupted ahead of a Moscow derby.
A police spokesman said three people were injured during the clash, which was swiftly broken up by police.
The fans had gathered at a central Moscow underground train station ahead of a game between Spartak Moscow and CSKA Moscow, the capital's premier clubs and fierce rivals.
The fixture has sparked violence in the past and Spartak supporters have a reputation as the country's most volatile.


Report from Spartak
This was one of the greatest days in the history of Spartak hools. We beat the scum! There were many clashes all over the city that day, but some of them were really huge and involved both sides' hard core. First clash kicked off at one of the railway stations, where about 80 Spartak young hools attacked a smaller group of CSKA lads and beat them up. After that about 250 Spartak hools (top firms) gathered right in the centre of the city, doing it on purpose so that they were soon spotted by CSKA scouts. So about 200 CSKA hools came in about 15 minutes and the troubles began. An enourmous and cruel fight lasted a few minutes, and when CSKA's first line was all lying on the ground the rest of their hools had to run. Spartak lads ran after them and finished up the business, knocking and kicking down every CSKA hool. There was also another fight at one of the underground stations, where about 50 Spartak hools and 30 CSKA lads clashed, and here we won again. The game itself wasn't visited by the major part of Spartak's hard core, but during all the game our youngsters were riotting at the terraces using fireworks and beating the police up. It was really mad and violent. A great derby!



Report in the words of a CSKA ultra:
It' s been the biggest and probably the severest fight for the last 2 years. First of all, i should mention that CSKA fans and Spartak fans madly hate each other. So 2 days before derby day every fan in Moscow knew that it should be a great fight. Everything started on "Moscow-3"(one of Moscow railway station). We decided to gather our hardcore there at 13.00. Half an hour before all CSKA fans came to that place, over 50-60 Spartak ultas kicked our youngsters and disappered. Fuck. We got extremely angry. We were late for only 5 or 10 minutes. As usual... Spars(supporters of Spartak Moscow) managed to escape in time, but one part of them(about 30-40) met with 100 of our ultras near metro-station Alexseevskaya on their way from Moscow-3. Bad luck for spars. Our guys kicked their asses easily. Then, when all our hardcore get together, our mob (about 300) went to Kitai-Gorog(another metro-station) to meet there with main spars's mob. Our scouts informed us of the place of their meeting. When we came there, 300-350 Spars were already waiting for us near metro. Our mob on 2 parts. Some guys went upstairs to fight with them in park, the othrs wanted to meet Spars in metro. Finally it spoiled everything. The first group, near 50 or 60 CSKA ultras, clashed with Spars in park. I must also mention that nearly 80% of Spartak fans fought with "shit": bottles, iron fixtures, baseball bats, some people say, they saw knifes. Some our guys also were with bottles. But it comes in no comparison with Spars. They crashed our first group. The fight lasted more then 10 minutes, but it was impossible to resist their attack. 300 Spartak ultras with shit against 50 CSKA fans without anyting-it's not real. The defeated the first group and started fighting with the rest of our guys running out of metro. But it was just small groups of 10 or 20 fans. No chance. They made the rest of hardcore run. It was our tactical defeat. They attacked together and won, we tried to fight on single and lost. It would be a great lesson for us. About 660 fans were arrested, 23 were injured-it's an official information. Of course, real figures are more horrifying. One more factor that made us loose. THE SHIT. Spartak fans started using shit 3 years ago and has been using it in fights since then. We tried to stop it. We did our best. Fair play was our main principle. It was our ideology. Enough.... They wanted war-they'll get it.

30th March 2001
GRENOBLE (3rd Div.) - TROYES (1st Div.) FRENCH CUP
After the Troyes goalkeeper was bombarded by missiles (stones,cell-phones,bolts...), the referee had to interrupt the game FOR 10 minutes. Police had to intervene inside the terraces.
27th March 2001
UNION BERLIN - DYNAMO BERLIN
There were fights between hooligans during the game. Missiles were thrown on the police, and some people tried to invade the pitch. After the game, there were incidents between hooligans and several hundred cops. 9 people, of which 4 cops, were wounded, and 20 hooligans were arrested.
25th March 2001
Racing Mechelen - Kortrijk
Pictures of clashes between rival fans ...


25th March 2001

News from Italy ...
PISA-LIVORNO (3rd div.) (pix below)
They said it, and they did it! The Pisa firm has protested against the team management and players in the last few weeks, for the lack of results in the season which will probably see the local rivals of Livorno being promoted in 2nd div. The north end groups did promise that in any way Livorno won't have been going out of Pisa with a victory, and so it has been. As soon as Livorno scored their goal (on a doubtful penalty) at the beginning of the 2nd half, lots of flares were thrown on the pitch by both sides, the Livorno ones to celebrate the goal scored, the Pisa ones to delay the restart of the game.
After a bit, a big banner has been shown from the Pisa end, saying "That's the support you deserve", and suddenly hundreds and hundreds of seats were uprooted and thrown onto the pitch, together with trashbins, coins, lighters and every kind of missiles. The linesman had to leave his place in order to not to be hit by them, and the ref was forced to halt the match. After half an hour, the ref tried to re-start the match, and after a few minutes Pisa had a penalty, which was missed. Again the protest flared like before, a Pisa player was hit by a seat and again the ref stopped the match. After a while the players tried to get back onto the pitch, but nothing had changed on the terraces, only now police were lined up on the pitch. At the third suspension, the ref declared the match definitely stopped.
The disaster went on in the forecourt, as the Pisans battled with police for about two hours. The coach with the Livorno players, and the 2500 Livorno fans (which at their departure in Livorno were baton charged all thru the station for they tried to catch the train without tickets) were forced into the stadium 'till 19.30 as the streets around the ground were a proper battlefield. At the end of the day, 4 arrests were made, 40 people stopped and identified (ban on way!), and at least 70 were slightly injured.





FERMANA-ASCOLI (3rd. div.)
Another local derby, another mess!... Before the game, about 400 Ascoli battled with police while trying to enter the ground without tickets shortly before kick off (they were allowed to enter about 15 mins after kick off). In the second half, after the Fermana 2nd goal, the Ascoli again destroyed some glass fences and the ground WCs. The Ascoli were angry also with their players, and at the end of the game about 20 of them entered the pitch in order to go and catch the players. At the end of the game, about 2500 Ascoli supporters on the way back from the stadium to the railway station forced the police fences and had it toe to toe with police and Fermana fans. Several cars and a small wood went on fire after being hit from flares, and many home and shop windows were smashed by stones and bricks. The coach with the Ascoli players was forced to stay inside the Fermo stadium for a long time before being allowed to depart, and as it arrived in Ascoli at about 01.00 am, still there was a crowd to wait for them, tension was very high.

ANCONA-PESCARA
Both sets of fans repeatedly battled with Obs in order to get at the others, but police managed to keep them separa- ted. Arrests and bans will probably be made as the police will watch all the CCTV foootages. A small arsenal of iron and wood bars bottles and stones hads been found near the Ancona end after the match.

Also ...
Small scuffles also in Avellino-Savoia (about 50-60 Savoia destroyed the away end WCs), Modena-Como (small scuffles between Como fans and police outside the away end).

23rd March 2001
Bristol City will have to wait until later this month to find out the result of an FA charge after failing to control fans at the game with Bournemouth.In the October clash a spectator ran onto the pitch near the end to confront the referee.The club do not anticipate another charge as a result of the Millwall trouble last week and insist everything possible was done to curb it.But any more crown problems at a City match could have serious consequences and there have been instances of hooliganism at past games with Reading.Sexstone says any City fans shown on surveillance video to have been involved in the vandalism at the Millwall game will be harshly dealt with by the club and does not rule out life bans.
22nd March 2001
French amateur championship
AUBAGNE -VAL SAINT ANDRE
200 people attacked the players from Val Saint André during the game. 9 of them were seriously injured (arm fractures, broken ribs, bruises) and were evacueted to the hospital. Some supporters used pitbulls during the incidents. Cops intervened and protected the other 'visitor' players outside of town.
21st March 2001

PSG fined and banned by UEFA for crowd trouble
NYON, Switzerland, March 21 (Reuters)(DS) - Paris St Germain have been fined one million Swiss francs (4 270 000FF) and banned from their Parc des Princes ground for three European matches after crowd violence at last week's Champions League game against Galatasaray. Galatasaray were fined 200,000 Swiss francs (800 000FF) "given the Turkish club's lack of cooperation in controlling their fans," on March 13, UEFA said. UEFA said PSG's next three European games would have to be played at least 300 kilometres from Paris. That would leave grounds at Lyon and Nantes as possible alternatives. Trouble flared during halftime of the game, with French and Turkish supporters lobbing missiles at each other and trying to break security fences in the stands. The match was stopped by referee Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira after two spectators wearing Galatasaray colours ran on to the pitch.
The two clubs have until midnight on Saturday to appeal the UEFA control and disciplinary board's decisions. Galatasaray lost the group B match 2-0 but had already qualified for the quarter-finals. PSG were eliminated from the competition before the game.
18th March 2001
French championship under 17'
ALES - GFCO AJACCIO
During the game, gun shots were fired from a terrace, a referee was wounded on the hand and one player from Ajaccio was wounded at his shoulder. After the game, the visitors' bus was attacked with stones. The Ajaccio club received death threats a few days before the game.
18th March 2001
BORDEAUX - PSG
This game was considered high risk by the police (300 cops were mobilized), after the incidents between PSG and Galatasaray. The night before the game, a small crew of 17 lads (14 from Paris and 3 from Toulouse) attacked some Bordeaux fans in their hangout. One of them was wounded after he received a firework under his eye. The morning at 9:00 a.m, 60 Boulogne Boys (not hooligans) came by bus, attacked 30/40 ultras from Bordeaux inside the stadium, who prepared the "tifo" for the game.
18th March 2001

Real zaragoza - Athletic of Bilbao

Report from Spain

PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN ULTRAS

The confluence of the San Juan de la Cruz and Ram de Viu streets was scene yesterday at noon of an authentic pitched battle between ultras of the groups " Ligallo Fondo Norte ( R.Saragosse Ultras ) and " Herri Norte " , this one last one of Bilbao.
HERALDO Zaragoza
A broken showcase, slight flaws in average dozen of parked vehicles, several people hurt and wounded and an authentic bottle glass carpet were the result of the pitched battle that maintained yesterday at 14.30 pm during twenty minutes following ultras of the groups " Ligallo Fondo Norte " and " Herri Norte" of Bilbao in the confluence of the San Juan streets de la Cruz and Ram de Viu.
The police intervention ended battle street and was stopped a radical fan of the Athletic of Bilbao, that today will happen to judicial disposition, to throw two bottles to an agent. Soon, in the field, any incident was not registered.
The National Police does not discard that the ringleaders of both groups had challenged itself besides previously by Internet, although, as much eyewitnesses two editors of HERALDO OF ARAGÓN observed all the fight, like police sources, they assure that the " ligallos ", that were in the Bar Primi House, were caused and insulted by the Basque ultras and little group of " sharps " extreme left skinheads of zaragoza.

RAIN OF BOTTLES
Of the insults one went quickly to the aggressions, until it was degenerated in an authentic pitched battle, with a rain of bottles, uprooted wastebaskets and all type of forceful objects. " ligallos ", that sent a bottle against a graphical editor of HERALDO when this one began to make photographies, got to throw of blow against their opponents a box filled with bottles full of beer, while besides of " Herri Norte ", after overturning a glass container, they responded type of crystal packages yet.
The arrival of a considerable number of cash of the National Police caused one fled massive one ultras from members of both factions, but others chose to continue the battle against the police. Before dissolving the last fans, an agent was struck with two bottles by a Basque follower and could be stopped. The scene of the battle was left crystal place setting literally and, to avoid possible accidents, it had to be cleaned by municipal civil employees.

17th March 2001
Wolves - West Brom
Police baton charge on fans
Police officers were forced to baton charge two groups of football supporters to stop a clash between rival Albion and Wolves fans after the Black Country derby at Molineux.
The officers had to take action when Albion supporters stopped to confront a large crowd of Wolves fans at the bottom of Camp Street between Molineux Street and Stafford Road.
The incident happened just after the final whistle blew signalling Wolves' 3-1 victory over Albion.
A total of 10 fans were arrested during and after the match yesterday.
Police said those involved could have pre-arranged trouble using mobile phones.
A 35-year-old man from Bushbury and a 33-year-old man from Bradley were both arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs and bailed pending further inquiries.
Five Albion supporters were all arrested to prevent a breach of the peace, but no further action was taken against them.
They were a 34-year-old man from Handsworth, a 26-year-old from Smethwick, a 28-year-old from Winson Green, a 43-year-old man from Oldbury and a 28-year-old from West Bromwich.
A 21-year-old man from Rowley Regis, a 37-year-old Tipton man and a 40-year-old man from Bloxwich, were all arrested and charged with public order offences and bailed to appear at Wolverhampton magistrates' court on March 22.
Superintendent John Colston, of Bilston Street police station, said, there was good evidence that those seeking seeking confrontation were using mobile telephones.
"The use of the force helicopter helped to identify a number of examples of violence directed from one group to another.
"Officers did baton charge, at one stage, two groups."
17th March 2001

Gent - RSCA
Report from Anderlecht lad
For this 'always pleasant' away game, the BCS brought a strong mob of around 80 lads. After a chaotic arrival when we came in front of the Rebel sector, the first 8 arrests were made. After the game all went mad, and now a mob of 120 BCS decided 'to take a look' at the Rebel side. After a while we spotted a group of about 120-150 locals, we charged them but they didn't stand their ground and it was time for the police to come in the game. Unfortunely for the Cops they were very agressive and arrogant so we were forced to do the same with them and several clashes errupted in order to let them know who we are...
But the law still have the last words and others arrests were made: this time the Old Bill catched 76 unlucky BCS...

Reply from Rebel-Side member
I want to give a comment to the report from an Anderlecht lad on the game at Gent - Anderlecht on March 17th 2001
"We didn't stand our ground?" The BCS made a charge but the police was there very fast so nothing really happened which was bad because we were really looking forward to a confrontation.

17th March 2001

Energie Cottbus - Hertha BSC Berlin
Report from a Berlin lad
Over 3.500 Hertha Fans travel to the Derby at Cottbus near Poland. In Cottbus there is every time a atmosphere of hate inside the Stadium and in the city before the game. But this day a great mob of skinheads, boot boys and hooligans from Berlin travel away. Before the game a cottbus pub called "the red card" was smashed by Hertha Fans and Hooligans. The police use pepper spray and battons to get the pub and the place before the pub free of Berlin Fans. The team of Cottbus warmed up in front of the away sector. Missiles were thrown at the cottbus player from the away sector and a bengalo flow, too. But no hit at a cottbus player. The game had to start three minutes later, because the Berlin Fans used many smoke bombs in the colours blue, white and black for I nice intro. Many bengalos were thrown to the pitch. After this action, there were a very hately atmosphere. In the second half some smoke bombs were thrown again and a security gard god a bengalo at his head. After the game there were only a few clashes between away fans and the Security (The security man of Cottbus are all old lads from the Berlin football teams Union Berlin, BFC Dynamo and Hertha BSC). The Berlin Fans had to go with a heavy police escort to the railway. The Firm of Cottbus had never been seen the whole day. Might be better for them, because the riot mob from Berlin was nice on this day.

REPORT (Cottbus view):
There were a lot of hate in the Derby. Our young group walked through the city looking for some "Hertha Frogs" (Berlin Hooligans), but we just find some normal Fans and some Ultras, but they ran away. Then we got phone-call, that some Berlin Hooligans make travel in a pub. But when we arrived, we didn't see anybody from the Berlin lad, but many cops standing around, we shoot some flair at them. Later we went to the ground where we "visited" the away sector, but nothing happens realy, because we can't broke through the security line. Then some of us entered the ground to support Cottbus. The rest went to the railway station and waited for the Hertha fans. We had some small fights with the police, but the police couldn't arrest anybody. After the game (Cottbus won 3-0) there were some clashes at the station. Unfortunately a drunken Hertha-Fan threw a bottle beer at a young girl's head, who had to take to a hospital.

17th March 2001
Motherwell - rangers
Report from a Rangers lad
Police managed to contain 60 Rangers ICF in Motherwell Town Centre on Saturday after the match. 20 Motherwell SS tried to attack the escort from a bar near the main station but were chased back by some of the 60 Rangers ICF with the police escort being broken for a few minutes before order was restored.
16th March 2001

BRISTOL CITY - MILLWALL
Bristol Evening post report
Night of Shame
FOOTBALL hooligans - some armed with knives - went on the rampage in the streets of Ashton after a stormy match last night between Bristol City and Millwall.
The visiting fans ripped up seats and hurled them at City fans and the police.
And when the bad-tempered match ended, the fighting spilled out on to the surrounding streets.
Dog handlers and mounted police were drafted in to bring the rioting fans under control.
Superintendent Jim Shearer, who was in charge of the police operation, said: "I don't think we could have done much about what happened. The fans at the back of the stand started ripping up seats and throwing them down on both sets of supporters. The situation just escalated from there.
Inside the ground, the ceiling of the visitors' changing room was understood to have been smashed.
The trouble was sparked by a last- minute penalty, which handed victory to Bristol City.
But the celebrations were put on hold as fans, including young children, cowered in fear as trouble broke out around them.
One female fan said: "I can't remember ever being so frightened. There was around 100 fans throwing everything they could get their hands on - seats, bottles, guttering, knives and toilet seats.
"There was police there in riot gear but the fans kept throwing stuff - even at the police horses - it was terrifying."
Trouble first flared just minutes after the Robins opened the scoring. A group of around 100 Millwall fans arriving at the ground late started fighting with City supporters.
On the pitch, tempers boiled over and a total of four players were sent off during the match.
A steward received a cut above his eye which needed stitches.
Bristol City fan Martin Powell said: "There were people running about all over the place, shouting, screaming and fighting.
"In the middle of it, there were fans like me who were very frightened and just wanted to get out of there."
The hooliganism was immediately condemned by the Chief Executive of the Ashton Gate club, Colin Sexstone.
He said: "There is no place in football for this sort of thing and we condemn the actions of those people who were involved.
"I would like to commend the actions of the stewards who did an excellent job. We will be speaking to the police on Monday to discuss the situation."
Bristol City, already in hot water with the FA following an incident at their home game against Bournemouth last October, could now find themselves facing stiff penalties.
The club were charged with failing to control their supporters following the Bournemouth match, an FA observer was at last night's game and witnessed the disgraceful scenes at first hand.
Police had mounted a high-profile operation in Bristol with the aim of preventing clashes between rival soccer fans.
The potentially-volatile clash between City and Millwall, which was switched to last night from Saturday afternoon following a request from police, prompted an increase in patrols across the city.
There were early reports of trouble in pubs South of the river and around round five people were arrested before the game.
Police surrounded the Colosseum Pub in Redcliffe Hill when a large group of Millwall fans started congregating in the area.
Around eight vans descended on the pub and the supporters were told to stay indoors until the situation was brought under controlled. Fans arriving by train were marched under escort to Ashton Gate.

16th March 2001
POLICE ON ALERT FOR DERBY THUGS
Mar 16 2001
by James Sturcke, Evening Chronicle
from icnewcastle.co.uk
Police will throw a ring of steel around St James's Park to stamp out any trouble at Saturday's derby between Newcastle and Middlesbrough.
Anti-hooligan officers have warned thugs to stay at home as thousands of supporters of the Teesside team are expected to flood into the city.
Police have been planning for weeks to ensure there is no repeat of street brawling near the Central Station which marred the fixture two years ago.
PC Eric Williams, football intelligence officer, said: "There will be a higher than normal police presence because it is a derby game when there are more risks of problems.
"Police will be on high alert and there will be more officers available than normal if there are any problems. We are expecting a busy afternoon."
PC Williams said the police operation would pay particular attention to the railway station, a notorious flashpoint venue for problem fans.
He added intelligence officers had been maintaining a vigil on the Internet and other places where so-called supporters arrange meetings as a prelude to violence.
Two years ago, at least 15 supporters were charged with violent disorder after clashes in central Newcastle. Paul Frizzell and Derek Robinson, both from Carlisle, narrowly escaped prison sentences after closed circuit TV cameras caught them throwing punches and launching flying kicks during the station fracas.
PC Williams, a keen Newcastle fan, said police expected 2,000 Middlesbrough supporters at the game, a thousand fewer than the club could have applied for.
He said: "There is potential for a hostile atmosphere between the clubs but the fixture is normally less fraught than the one with Sunderland. We will be policing appropriately."
In the season 1998/9, the last for which figures are available, 102 Newcastle United supporters were arrested and 66 Middlesbrough followers out of a total of 3,341 fans detained nationwide in all leagues. Newcastle was 11th and Middlesbrough 13th in a national league of shame.
Police are battling against technology and highly organised gangs in the fight to control hooliganism in football. Mobile phones, pagers, and the internet are the new weapons used by thugs on football grounds.
The arrest statistics show an increase in loutish behaviour as organised gangs co-ordinate meetings well away from stadiums.
England still has one of the worst reputations in Europe for football violence.
Violence can include incidents of mass brawling involving thousands of fans to smaller fights where supporters are seriously injured with weapons.
Use of knives, metal bars and CS gas are commonplace, according to hooligan investigators.
Anyone with information about football violence should contact Northumbria Police on (0191) 214 6555.
15th March 2001
PSV - FCK
A report in response to the one below
The older bloke got on the pitch. But with his hands in the pockets of his coat and PSV's goalie could easily stop him. When the police opened a gate to let him off the pitch some PSV supported forced the gate and it was opened totally. Only about 5 lads got on the pitch (not more than about 15 yards though) and the rest just stood there doing nothing. Just scared. Those lads did injure one police-officer. A female one. After the game some rocks were trown but nothing really serious happened.

Report from PSV lad

This second leg of the UEFA competition was regarded as a very high risk game. All the Germans Fans travelling to Eindhoven were ''intercepted'' at the Dutch-German border near Venlo. Subsequently, they were ordered to travel by bus/coach to Eindhoven. no FCK lads turned up in Eindhoven. Why this heavy security measure ? The first leg, away in Germany, should have been won by PSV. However, again a penalty ( again for a NON foul ! ) marred the atmosphere. After the game, the PSV lads fought with the German Polizei. Several peoplewere injured and 3 PSV lads arrested. Am promising prelude for the second leg.... During this second leg of the UEFA game, again, FCK managed to score 0-1 from a penalty. And, by playing coward football by NOT lauching a single attack. Just after the 0-1, Mr. referee Lopez Nieto send Marc van Bommel of the pitch with a red card. Then, all hell broke loose with the entire PSV lads EASTFRONT HOOLS at the stand. First, a known older hool climbed the fence, and ran onto the pitch. As soon he was arrested, over 100 hools ran to a gate, in order to force it to get their friend back. Subesquently, after forcin the gate, the game was abandoned for 15 minutes because of heavy riots between PSV lads on one side, and the Police and PSV stewards on the other side. After the game, the riots continued around the PSV Ground, lasting for an hour. PSV lads attacked the police over and over with brikes, rocks and bats. 10 PSV lads were arrested. Many were injured, and also 17 PSV stewards were injured. One male and one female Police officer were beaten severely in the major clash, trying the reach the FCK lads and their busses. These police officers had to be hospitalised. The day after this game, Police announced to arrest more PSV lads, to be recognised from official TV footage, PSV Stadium footage and Police video surveillance tapes. See pictures for the forcing of the gate and the main attack on the German busses and the forcing back by Dutch Riot Police
14th March 2001
Southend - Brentford
Violence flared after the LDV cup game between Southend and Brentford. During the game both sets of fans threw missiles and a number of supporters were reported injured. Southend fans also attempted to enter the away end but were beaten back by police and stewards.
After the game there were several clashes between rival fans and one Brentford fan was stabbed and needed hospital treatment.Police are to step up security for the 2nd leg in London.
13th March 2001
PSG - Galatasaray

PARIS, March 13 (Reuters) - Fighting between Paris St Germain and Galatasaray fans and a pitch invasion by two supporters forced the referee to halt Tuesday's Champions League match at the Parc des Princes.
Fighting began between rival groups of fans in the stands early in the second half and two fans wearing Galatasaray colours then ran onto the pitch, forcing Portuguese referee Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira to a halt to play after 58 minutes.
Paris St Germain led 2-0 when play was stopped and the referee led the players to the dressing rooms.
The Turkish team's players attempted to calm their supporters while UEFA officials met to decide whether the match should continue or not.


11th March 2001
Ajax - Groningen
Report from Ajax lad
Ajax came to groningen with a mob of 80-100. After a 5 minute walk to the towncentre the Ajax mob were being shadowed by 4 police vans. Just before reaching the grote market-square the police vans accelerated and tried to block the street in front of the Ajax mob. The Ajax mob ran forward as there had to be a reason for the police to go into action. The reason showed itself... one Groningen lad stood +- 20 meters before the Ajax mob, challenging them. Part of the Ajax mob went at him, the groningen lad then ran away as his mates were coming around a corner on the right. The groningen mob was well prepared for this clash as they had bricks and bottles gathered up. A rain of bricks and bottles were hurled at the Ajax mob. There were now some riot police and 3 or 4 vans between the groups. Ajax backed away, surprised by the sudden attack and not being able to advance because of the bricks thrown by Groningen. By the time Groningen was running out of bricks Ajax returned their fire (not hard as the street was filled with bricks from the groningen lads). The Ajax lads in front were telling the mob behind them it was time to advance. Some groningen lads came around the corner again armed with 3 feet poles... however they decided to use them as missiles and ran back around the corner. The Ajax mob was now coming forward and went through the (small) line of riot police. Groningen nhad no choice but to run as they were smaller in numbers ( as far as i have seen they numbered 40-60, but I'm not sure).
Ajax stood for a few secs, chanting 'Amsterdam hooligans'. The Ajax mob then followed groningen to the grote markt-square. groningen were there waiting for Ajax to come. Ajax stayed put though as we now had the police to worry about too. Groningen police (especially the undercovers) were quite agressive. The Ajax mob decided to stay put at a pub, but police came anyway. Groningen police were very alert and succeeded in splitting up the Ajax group. Riot-police vans were racing straight into the divided mobs. Our mob ended up being cut-off in a dead end ally... we were allowed to get back to the cars however.
10th March 2001
Anderlecht - Genk
Report from BCS RSCAnderlecht
Due to the non-respect of 1 minute silence for the dead of one of our top lads by a part of the Genk fans, violent incidents errupted during and after the game. During the game, 2 mobs of BCS lads tried to attack the Genk fans. The first one went to the terraces in order to jump over the fences but clashes between police and angry fans didn't allow a big confrontation. In the same time, on the first floor, the second mob clashed with the Genk casuals at the entry of the away sector. A 4-5 minutes incidents where 5 lads were seriously wounded. After the game a BCS mob of about 60 lads attacked the bus sector. It was total mayhem, after a while a short but violent clash occured between 20-25 BCS and 50 Genk casuals. The Genks frontline was well game but the second line of the Genk fans was throwing bottles and glasses at us. So we were forced to turn back and get away from this bad situation. In conclusion the BCS made the action and the Genks lads proved that a casual movement is well existing in Limburg....
4th March 2001

Brescia - Lazio
Lazio won 0-1 due to some bad refereeing decisions, a crowd waited for the referees outside the stadium after the match. As the ref came out by a secondary door they managed to reach them, some missiles were thrown and one of them reached the ref who was assualted. The ground of Brescia has been closed for the next two home games, and Brescia will have to play elsewhere.

Another report
Italian first division side Brescia were handed a two-match home stadium ban on Tuesday after a referee was attacked by fans following a recent defeat.
Brescia will have to find another venue for their games against Atalanta on March 19 and Reggina on the weekend of April 7-8.
The fans assaulted referee Gianluca Paparesta after last Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by champions Lazio. A sporting judge investigating the incident said around 100 fans waited for the referee and his assistants outside the ground.
"They spat, threw glass, newspapers and a stone the size of an orange at the match officials," the judge said in a statement issued by the Milan-based Football League. Paparesta was cut on the lip and spat at twice in the face before he reached the safety of a waiting taxi.
The club also failed to provide representatives to help Paparesta to his car, the judge said. Brescia are the fifth Italian first division side this season to be banned from their home ground because of acts of violence by unruly supporters.
Reggina, Napoli and Vicenza have all been forced to play home matches at neutral venues, while Inter Milan were handed a two-match European ban following fan violence during a UEFA Cup tie against Spain's Alaves last month.

3rd March 2001
VERONA - ATALANTA

Troubles at Verona-Atalanta in the Atalanta end, as the Atalanta lads provoked the police till they entered the end and charged the crowd. A 17-year-old fan has been arrested for resisiting arrest and violence.
3rd March 2001
Leeds United - Manchester United
Report sent in by a Man Utd lad
There have alrady been some sensible and acurate posts regarding yesterdays action, so here is what I saw. After the game United left the ground and turned left, we have done this now for the past 3 years and in the last two seasons we would meet under the tunnel and then walk round to that roundabout and then up that road that leads to the foot of the bridge. This time though the police covered that so instead we just went straight on, there were only 3 coppers trying to stop us and with the road being so wide we managed to keep going. 10 United at the front went into about the same number of Leeds and chased them up to the bridge until we came to the line of old bill. Then the Leeds who were waiting there came at us but there were loads of coppers there so they were pushed back. We came back down the road, but the police attention was on us so the rest of the lads managed to go left onto the roundabout and by the time I got there were going through a hole in a fence which led onto some playing fields. We ran through the playing fields and into an estate and by the time I arrived it was already going off at the end of the road in a little corner which led onto the the next road. Leeds were tooled up, there were bins, bricks, bikes, for sale signs, chairs, big planks of wood the lot. Now when you have weapons I think it is a mistake to throw them because all you are doing there is giving the other firm weapons the throw back. But Leeds did throw them,as did United, which led to a couple of minutes of the missiles going back and forth, Leeds losing ground slightly, and injuries on both sides. I don't know how many Leeds had there because I had my eyes on more important things than counting them, like the bricks that kept just missing my head. What I did think was that they had a lot at the back who threw a load of shit and then got off when we advanced, and there were about 10 at the front who really wanted it and were game as fuck. Young lad in a blue t-shirt, small lad with shoulder length hair in a light stone island coat. After a couple of minutes most of United saw some other Leeds down a ginnle and went for them, this led to the lads at the corner thinking we were running and they came out onto the street, however we just turned and ran at them and pushed them back into the corner. At this point the only two coppers present tried to stand between us, they were the two United and Leeds coppers. A massive plank of wood hit the United copper on the back of the head, thrown by Leeds, and they got out of the way. Their faces said, 'we'll leave it to you lot'. We backed Leeds further back, into the next road and then the robocops arrived so we went back round and walked through the side streets, then Leeds came at us again, with another hail of bricks. More fighting, again Leeds end up getting off with one of their main kids, name starts with J?, getting knocked spark out by one of United's legends because he stood while his mates did one on him. After this we were rounded up by the coppers, we got to a pub, and Leeds were there again but it was too late now, police all over us. By this time they looked to have about 60. Whether this is all they had, or a lot had got off during the row I don't know. Leeds seemed to be all over the city centre but they were too late. Credit to them for having it for so long but it was our day and we got a great result.
3rd March 2001
Siirt Jetpaspor - Gaziantepspor
ANKARA, March 3 (Reuters)(DS) - At least 19 people were injured when violence erupted at a Turkish first division match between Siirt Jetpaspor and Gaziantepspor on Saturday. Trouble flared between players, club officials and the referee after he gave a last minute penalty to Gaziantepspor, Anatolian news agency said. Four police were among the injured as fighting spread to the crowd. Two people were seriously hurt, CNN Turk television said. The Gaziantepspor players left the stadium under tight security after their 2-1 win, Anatolian said.
3rd March 2001
KRC GENK - R.Antwerp FC
After the game some riots occured outside the stadium. Antwerp lads tried to break out of the heavily secured visitors parking place. They started throwing stones and other things at Genk fans on the other side of the fence. Genk fans started to throw back. One fan(Genk or Antwerp???) was badly wounded, and some cars were damaged, also different fights occured. OB used the water-cannon to keep the Antwerp fans away from the fence, and they used horses and batons to disperse the Genk mob. After the busses with Antwerp fans were escorted away, all remained calm. Several Genk fans were arrested and 2 police officers were injured.
26th February 2001
Houseparty 'RA' Arnhem
From an NEC lad
The house party in arnhem was ended with a huge fight between NEC hooligans and vitesse hooligans. The NEC hools were with a small group +/- 30 people. the vitesse group was with +/- 50. The NEC hooligans were not on the houseparty for the music they came only for trouble with vitesse hools. when NEC was on the winning in the fight the police came. For a couple of minutes the police had control over the situation but a few minutes later there were again fightings going on more more and more police apeard on the dance floor and the fight was over. there were two cops wounded.
25th February 2001
Foggia - Tricase
This match had to be suspended twice as firstly some Foggia fans, who are in heavy contestation against the team, entered the pitch and tried to beat up their own goalkeeper, till the police entered the pitch and arrested the lads, and afterwards as a powerful smokebomb was thrown onto the pitch together with loads of other missiles, the bomb exploded very close to the Tricase goalkeeper. At this point the ref could not let the match go on and sent everybody to the changing rooms. Foggia will have to play the next three games ata neutral venue.
25th February 2001
Legnano - Padova
In the Legnano end there was a Mestre banner, which meant that there were Mestre fans allied with the Legnano. As the game ended, while the Legnano fans were into the pitch for retreiving banners and flags, a group of Padova got into the pitch and headed towards the home end. Toe to toe broke out between Legnano and Padova lads and then between Padova and police after.
25th February 2001
Sampdoria - Torino
Report from Italy
As the Torino fans group arrived near the stadium, a group of maybe 50 forced the police escort and attacked a group of Sampdoria waiting for them. Heavy offs broke out with toe to toe and missile launches and lasted several minutes before police managed to get on top of the situation. 13 people were taken to hospital for minor injuries, and ten arrested. After the game ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE AWAY END WERE BLOCKED INSIDE THE STADIUM, SEARCHED, IDENTIFIED AND CHARGED WITH A 1-YEAR-BAN (a total of 1,004 people were arrested and sentenced with 18-mont' bans). This is absoluely a novelty for the footie violence history in Italy, and undoubtly a dangerous milestone as like the Torino ones, all the fans attending away matches could be banned for the only fact of having attended the match without having been involved in violent facts.
25th February 2001

Liverpool - Birmingham City
Report from BBC News

Football fans clash in Cardiff

Around 70,000 fans are expected for the final
Nine football fans have been charged after clashing on the streets of Cardiff before the Worthington Cup final.
Police made 16 arrests on Saturday night as Cardiff City fans met with supporters from Birmingham.
In a night of sporadic outbursts, one person was assaulted and nine were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Seven were charged with public order offences, one with criminal damage and another with posessing drugs.
They are to appear before Cardiff magistrates next month. Three more remain in custody. Forced to close
The violence closed St Mary Street in the city centre for two hours ad, in one incident, the street's Philharmonic bar was smashed up when rivals rioted. Three nearby pubs were forced to close.
Police said the situation was under control by 0030hrs.
Officers were stretched to their limits on Saturday with incidents across the city.
A South Wales Police spokeswoman said: "There have been pockets of disorder involving rival fans across the city as they come out of pubs.
"Incidents are not concentrated in one place. The most serious so far have been assault." Police have been preparing for the possibility of large-scale riots breaking out on Sunday. There are also fears that hooligans attached to Cardiff City, who have one of the worst reputations in the UK, may seek confrontations with Birmingham's notorious "Zulu Warriors".
The Bluebirds were playing at Kidderminster on Sunday, buts fans are expected to return home as the Worthington Cup clash ends.
Bluebirds fans have reportedly been using the internet to arrange clashes with Birmingham's minority element.
The South Wales Police spokesman said: "It has been quite minor. Hopefully it will not get worse on Sunday because most people will be going home after the match."
Advice to drivers Drivers are being asked to avoid the city centre, as key routes will close in preparation for the arrival of up to 70,000 football fans.
Police expected 4,000 to 5,000 fans to arrive in Cardiff by train.
The vast majority are expected to arrive in minibuses or specially-hired coaches, most on Sunday.
Officers from Liverpool and Birmingham are also travelling to Cardiff to help with policing.
Chief Supterintendent Gerald Toms said: "There will be 700 officers in Cardiff - quite a substantial number."
"That's just to ensure that everything goes well." Pristine pitch The Worthington Cup and FA Cup finals are being played outside England for the first time because of the closure of Wembley Stadium, which is due to be rebuilt.
The Millennium Stadium has staged a number of football fixtures - including two during last year's Rugby League World Cup - but the quality of the surface caused concern when Wales tackled Norway in a World Cup qualifier last November.
But stadium bosses have relaid a new pitch and believe the playing surface is in pristine condition for the showpiece occasion.
It was announced earlier this year that the FA Cup and Worthington Cup finals would be played at the 73,434-seater stadium for at least the next four years while Wembley is rebuilt. The FA Cup Final will also be staged at the stadium on 12 May.

25th February 2001
Juventus - Milan
Report from Milan lad
As the busses arriving at the station with about 500 Milan drew into the forecourt, flares and missiles were thrown at the first busses from a group of Juve lads, who then hide behind OB fence as the Milan fans got off the busses and a small mob tried to get at them. Continuous missiles exchanges took place throughout the game.
25th February 2001
NIORT - SAINT-ETIENNE

At the end of the game, the pitch was invaded by 50 Saint-Etienne supporters. Players ran quickly to the changing-room, and there were clashes between supporters and stewards. Outside, supporters attacked the car of the French National League President, Mr Bourgoin, who left the stadium. One Niort supporter, with Marseille colours, was beaten up.
24th February 2001
Atalanta - Bari
About 300 Atalanta lads tried to force an ambulance entry in order to get into the ground without paying. As police tried to restore order, the crowd attacked police with flares and missiles before, then with proper charges. The lads were tooled up with flagsticks and iron bars. The battle lasted several minutes, with some police assaulted and injured. With CCTV and police camere footage, about 80 lads have been identified and sentenced with a 1-year ban.
22nd February 2001
Inter - Alaves (UEFA Cup)
As Alaves scored the second goal, condemning Inter FC to elimination from the UEFA cup, the team was heavily contested from the North End's Boys. Seats were set on fire, others were hurled onto the pitch with every other kind of missile. The game was suspended, while about 50 inter hools tried to attack the chairman and the managers in the main stand, but did not reach them as they were escorted out of the ground as the situation got worse. About 150 then went to wait for the Inter bus as it was supposed to leave ground, but after midnight, about 1hr30 after the end ofgame, police were forced to charge the crowd in order to let the players get out of the stadium.
18th February 2001
FC Bruges - Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen
See pictures from this match here
Report from FC Bruges

After we took liberties at our last visit to Beerschots manor a few months back, we were hoping the Beerschot crew would be up for it and bring it to us this time. Tree hours before kick-off the Beerschot mob was drinking in a pub just outside Bruges, they were 80 handed at that moment. At the same time we had 150+ drinking in different pubs all over Bruges citycenter. (in order to avoid police attention we were gathering there, and not at the pubs near to the ground) One hour before kick-off the word was spread that we should meet the Beerschot mob at a fun-fair called 'Bouwdewijnpark'. All the Bruges lads feft the pubs and headed to this place, the police had their helicopter up and was filming all our movements and a big police-force (200+, watercanon, etc...) headed towards the 'agreed' place to avoid a clash between both mobs. Our lads that were informed by mobile that the date was arranged somewhere else and they headed towards 'the place to be'. Some of our lads got stuck in the traffic, just like the OB and only 60 BCF lads managed to get there in time. The Beerschot mob did a good job and was waiting there for us, without OB. The Beerschot crew started hurling bricks and than charged towards our lot. We just stood our ground waiting for them. During the toe to toe that followed we had the upperhand and the Beerschot lads had to run after a while. As you can see on the pics, some of the Beerschot lads were tooled up but they still made a runner (CS-gas, batons, bars, etc...) During this clash 5 Beerschot lads got injured, 2 were brought to Bruges hospital. After a while the OB steamed in and arrested most of the Beerschot lads. (66 lads) Our boys managed to get away because they knew the streets very good and sneaked away. After the game our younger lot had a go again at the Beerschot following, 11 of them got nicked when they tried to break through the policelines. Some small toe to toe's occurred, but nothing major. The OB was on top of it now and we knew most of the Beerschot lads got nicked before the game. All by all we had a good day, we showed again that nobody can take liberties at our manor and that we are always up for it. Fair play to Beerschot, at least you showed... you are the best mob coming to Bruges all season.
18th February 2001
Bari - Juventus
After the Juventus goal, which meant defeat for Bari, a big group of Bari hools tried to invade the main stand of the Bari stadium in order to attack the club's managers. New attacks in the forecourt after the game, players and managers were sieged inside the stadium until the police charged the crowd to clear the area.
18th February 2001
atalanta - vicenza
A policeman was serious injured after a homemade bomb was thrwon from the terraces at Bergamo. The policeman had to have a finger amputated after he picked up a homemade bomb hurled from the terraces during a Serie A clash between Atalanta Bergamo and Vicenza. The bomb exploded in his hand. Three other officers were also hurt in the blast. One was wounded in the thigh and the other two were treated for shock and temporary deafness.
17th February 2001
Marseille - Paris SG
An incessant stream of missiles were thrown on PSG players and the trainer, Luis Fernandez. The referee had to delay the kick-off of the second half, to clear the pitch from the thrown missiles (cell phones, batteries, stones, watch...). 600 Parisian supporters went to the stade Vélodrome, but +/- hundred Boulogne Boys went by train to marseille and were not accepted inside the stadium. Stewards,marseille fans and cops were wounded during the game.
14/15th February 2001

AS ROMA - LIVERPOOL

from BBC news

A Liverpool fan has been stabbed in Rome amid clashes between rival supporters ahead of the team's UEFA Cup match.
The man, whose injuries are not believed to be life threatening, is recovering in hospital, according to the Foreign Office.
Two other Liverpool fans suffered head injuries after clashing with AS Roma supporters in Rome city centre.
A spokeswoman confirmed the man had been involved in an incident on Wednesday night. She added that he was now being treated for his injuries. Police in Rome said Gerard Collins had been stabbed in the left arm and in the thigh.
Glen McAlbin and Terry Blake suffered head injuries and were treated briefly in hospital, police added. During the clashes a British fan also broke the windows of a pub police said.
About 4,000 Liverpool fans were expected in Italy's capital for the fourth-round match at the Olympic Stadium. It is the first time the two teams have met since a 1984 European Cup final, which Roma lost on penalties.


Report from Roma fan
before the AS Roma/Liverpool match there was a guerrilla war between AS Roma fans and police. AS Roma fans attacked police with little bombs, bars, stones and flares. Two police vans were burnt out, as well a couple of cars and motorbikes, while police first tried to react with tear-gas, but after had to refuge inside the Curva Sud and closing the gates. But from the inside of the stadium the AS Roma fans who were already in attacked police again, so that police had to leave the Curva Sud and their vans without policemen which has been destroyed. In the meantime as roma fans tried to pull down the closed gates with big iron gratings and bars. They finally opened the doors and all the people went in without getting their tickets checked due to the fact that police went away. This troubles occurred for what happened last week before of Bologna/Roma: police threw an AS Roma fan down a set of stairs, he is now in a serious coma.

11th February 2001

Swansea City - Millwall
Article from the BBC web site


Football violence: 22 charged
Police patrolled the streets on horseback and with dogs South Wales Police say they will bring charges against football fans arrested in Swansea after violence erupted at the match with London club Millwall. Hundreds of officers were drafted in for the biggest anti-hooligan operation ever mounted in Swansea for Sunday's Division Two clash. Twenty-two arrests - mainly for public order offences - were made and a variety of weapons were seized. Some of the weapons confiscated Police have confirmed that the first court appearances are expected on Wednesday.
A total of 350 officers - some on horseback and others in riot gear - escorted around 400 Millwall fans from Swansea's railway station to the Vetch field shortly after midday. As the crowd neared the Vetch Field, a small group of Swansea supporters tried to confront the visitors. Missiles and smoke flares were thrown but the police moved in quickly to keep rival fans apart.
A collection of weapons, including an axe, knuckle dusters and flick knives were seized from a group of Millwall fans who arrived at the game by coach. It's quite obvious the people attending the match with weapons weren't football supporters Detective Inspector Julian Williams Intelligence gathered by specially-trained officers, and information published on internet sites suggested that known football hooligans would be attending the match.
Detective Inspector Julian Williams - the officer co-ordinating police intelligence - said they were pleased with the way the operation had contained trouble. "It's quite obvious the people attending the match with weapons weren't football supporters, " he said. "It's a pity that honest supporters of Millwall and Swansea have to put up with the people who carry these weapons.
"That's why we took such firm preventative action."
Officers in riot gear escort fans to the ground Those arrested included fans from both sides. Police officers were drafted in from divisions outside Swansea to strengthen the operation.
The operation came at the end of a week when the spotlight had been focussed on football hooliganism.
Police from Staffordshire investigating violence at last May's game between Stoke and Cardiff released a "wanted" poster of 64 people believed to have been involved in disturbances.


From the South Wales Evening Post:
A HAUL of weapons including an axe, flick knives, knuckle dusters and martial arts weapons were seized from fans during Swansea's match with Millwall yesterday.
A total of 22 people were arrested for possessing weapons, disorder and alcohol related offences — 20 of them from Swansea.
More than 350 police, including mounted officers from other forces, were drafted in to Swansea city centre as part of a two-day operation to prevent trouble.
It was the biggest ever anti-hooligan operation mounted for a soccer match in Swansea.
Most of the seized weapons were taken from Millwall fans heading to the game by coach.
Hundreds of police in riot gear met 400 Millwall fans from a soccer special train at Swansea railway station and escorted them through the city centre to the Vetch.
Trouble erupted when 100 Swansea fans tried to reach them on the way. Further problems flared between fans and police in Paxton Street in Sandfields when stones and a flare were thrown.
The game was halted briefly when trouble erupted in the North Stand. It was believed Millwall supporters had been throwing golf balls at rival fans. Several vehicles in the city centre were also damaged during minor skirmishes.
The match was classed by police as category C — carrying a high risk for serious disorder. But police believe their heavy presence prevented any major incident occurring. Officers are now examining CCTV and other surveillance footage.
Detective Inspector Julian Williams from Swansea Central police said: "There were no major incidents yesterday. We believe that the strong police presence on Saturday and yesterday was necessary and prevented more trouble erupting.
"Most of the arrests made were among those claiming to be Swansea fans."

From the DAILY MIRROR:
Police seized knives and an axe from football thugs yesterday, as violence erupted between Swansea and Millwall fans yesterday.
Officers arrested 22 supporters before the key Division Two match at Swansea's Vetch Field. Around 400 Millwall supporters were attacked by Swansea fans at Swansea Railway Station. Bottles and bricks were thrown as dog handlers and police on horseback battled to keep fans apart.
Extra officers were drafted in after threats were posted on the internet. a police spokesman said he was "amazed" no one was seriously hurt.

11th February 2001
celtic - rangers
Article from the Glasgow Evening Times
23 arrests after Old Firm trouble By Gerry Braiden
POLICE arrested 23 people as violence erupted after the Old Firm clash.
Sixteen fans, including one woman, were arrested for public order offences at Celtic Park immediately after yesterday’s game, and another seven were arrested in the city centre and Lanarkshire last night.
In Govan, a 40-year-old man was stabbed in the chest at Benburb Social Club in Craigton Road. He was taken to the Southern General Hospital, where his condition was said to be serious but stable.
Police also closed McChuills in High Street after the pub was attacked by a mob of 30 Rangers fans. One man was taken to hospital with a hand injury and another arrested. Celtic fan Stephen Breen (27), from Belfast, said: “There was a real party atmosphere in the bar and then suddenly bottles came flying into the bar. “You could hear windows all around being smashed and groups of guys inside the pub tried to force the doors shut. If they hadn’t managed to do that there would have been a bloodbath.”
There were also two assaults in streets near Celtic Park shortly after the game. A 23-year-old man suffered head injuries in a fracas in Tollcross Road, near Parkhead Cross. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary. Five minutes later, in London Road at Rimsdale Street, a 35-year-old man was jumped by a gang carrying weapons. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary with a serious eye injury, and released after treatment.
Police also reported disturbances at other pubs in the east end, as well as Ayrshire, Greenock and Campbeltown. However, the number of arrests was significantly lower than after last Wednesday’s CIS League Cup semi-final between the two clubs, when 41 people were taken into custody. Strathclyde Police said they were delighted with the behaviour of fans at the ground as Celtic all but clinched the Premier League title with a 1-0 win over Rangers.
Some 600 officers and 800 stewards policed the match.
11th February 2001
Bologna - RomA
Clashes between fans and police at this fixture. One Roma fan was stabbed after being attacked by a group of Bologna Ultras.
11th February 2001
COMO - VARESE
Incidents and cLashEs between police and tifosi of the Varese took place before the game. Hundreds of fans diesembarked the train before reaching Como-Lago station, after they pulled the emergency brakes as it neared the station. The Varese fansthe clashed with police, threwing missiles at them. One innocent by-stander was hurt after being hit by a missile. Clashes continued on the way to the stdium and onlt halted once the Varese fans entered the stadium.
10th February 2001
Manchester City - Spurs
Spurs took a mob of around 200 to this match. A group of around 50 clashed with a group of Man. City lads numbering about the same near the stadium. The Spurs lads also clashed with Wrexham fans on their way to their match.
10th February 2001
Motherwell - Aberdeen
The two rival groups of casuals, Motherwell Saturday Service and Aberdeen Soccer Casuals numbering around 30 each clashed, in Motherwell town centre before the match, fighting lasted a couple of minutes before police managed to restore order.
7th February 2001
From BBC News
Soccer thugs banned from games
Trouble flared at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke on Trent

A football hooligan has been jailed for his part in violent disturbances during a game between Stoke and Cardiff. Twelve police officers and 27 members of the public were injured when trouble involving hundreds of fans from both sides flared during the game in April.
A***** T******, 22 - who was jailed for six months - was one of 21 Stoke City fans who appeared at court, Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday. Their appearances followed mass disturbances at Stoke's Britannia Stadium. Three police forces - Staffordshire, South Wales, and Gwent - have since been involved in tracking down those responsible.
In January, police charged 21 Cardiff City fans with violent disorder after a series of dawn raids. Inquiries have been continuing since the match at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium 10 months ago, during which 27 members of the public and 12 officers were injured. A total of 29 people were arrested at the ground, but video evidence showed that hundreds more were involved. The officers later mounted a series of dawn raids on homes in south Wales and made more arrests.
As the Stoke fans appeared in court on Thursday, Staffordshire police travelled to Cardiff to release 64 photographs of others - believed to be Cardiff City fans - who are wanted for questioning. The pictures were taken from CCTV footage shot on security cameras on the day. Two people have so far come forward of their own accord.
Fenton magistrates heard that A***** T****** was seen throwing punches in the stadium. After leaving the game he was seen to pick up an object and throw it at mounted police officers. Townley, of Pennarth Grove, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, pleaded guilty to two charges of affray and was banned from all league football grounds for 10 years.
District Judge Graham Richards, who watched videos of the clashes in court, said the scenes around the all-seater stadium resembled the protracted war which tore apart the Lebanon in the 1980s. He told the court: "There were the most appalling scenes of fighting during the course of the game and along Hartshill Road. "It carried on after the game at a time when people should have been at home. People were throwing objects at police on horses. It looked like the streets of Beirut 10 years ago."
Of those who appeared in court on Thursday, 16 were banned from attending any designated sporting event for between three and 10 years. Those sentenced ranged in age from 18 to 40 and included a university student, a store manager and a laboratory technician. The clashes between rival fans also resulted in 27 members of the public being injured and damage running into thousands of pounds to property in the Stoke-on-Trent area. The cases of five other men - all facing charges of violent disorder - were adjourned.
4th February 2001
PISA - SPEZIA
Things went mad yesterday afternoon in Tuscany, where Pisa and Spezia played a local derbymatch for the 3rd div.championship. Already before the match, police had to charge Pisa fans with batons and teargar as a mob tried to attack the Spezia group as they arrived to the ground. During the match, very nervous also on the pitch, things lead to madness during the second half, as Pisa scored its second goal, going up 2-0. Spezia fans attacked the police escort and began to smash, burn and throw seats onto the pitch and at the police. Also bricks and every kind of missiles were thrown, and a coin struck the Pisa goalkeeper on the head, leading the match being halted for about 5 mins. Police tried at this point to force the Spezia fans out of the stadium in order to escort them back to the train station before the match had end and avoid contact with Pisa mob. The Spezia lads battled with police inside the ground and in the forecourt, while again a Pisa mob joined up and attacked once again the Spezia fans. Police lost control and furious toe to toe broke out between Spezia, Pisa and coppers. The police managed to get on top of the situation after a long while, grouped the Spezia mob and brought them back to Pisa station (again a couple of attacks by Pisa fans on the way to the station). Police forced fans on to the train, but the best still has to come as, after having injured a couple of people near the station by throwing missiles out of the moving train, on the way home they came across the train bringing the Livorno firm back from their away game in Carrara. Emergency brakes were pulled on both trains and a new battle begun in open countryside, with a small police force trying to separate the firms. The final balance of the day talks about 30 police and 20 hools injured.
4th February 2001

PARMA - ROMA
A 21-yrs old student received slash wounds after being attacked after this match in Parma. An aggression that looks very strange, mainly due to the fact that Parma has a very peaceful firm.
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Another report
Clashes broke out when Parma fans, together with Bordeaux fans and Verona fans attacked AS Roma fans outside their side. AS Roma reacted against them but they couldn't expect a thing like this, 'cause Parma is the most peaceful city in Italy and maybe Europe. This coalition of fans attacked with sticks and flares but they have been headed from AS Roma fans in minority. Tear gas shot by police divided the fans. After the match a Parma fan has been hit with a broken bottle by AS Roma fans.

4th February 2001
R.C. Lens - Lille O.S.C.
Report from Lille fan
Before the match 20-30 losc lads made their way to the stadium area. There was a fight with 40-50 Lens fans. Lens fans threw bottles and all the things they could find to avoid beeing battered by a smaller losc group. Losc came back with a bigger (50-60) group and charged the same Lens group. This time Lens ran away. A few minutes later Losc again attacked a Lens group and for the second time Lens lost the battle and ran away. After the game, who was won by Losc with 0 - 1, the 1800 Lille fans waited a halfhour before they could leave the stadium. They were escorted by the police to their busses. 100 lads of Lille who got there by car went back to a Lens pub near the stadium. There was a lot of CRS - police there( 250-300 ). Losc attacked the pub but could not do very much because Lens fans didn't stand their ground and ran inside their pub and locked the doors. CRS-police drove the Lille fans back to their cars.
3rd February 2001
VfL Bochum - Hertha BSC Berlin
Report from Young Thugs Berlin
This weekend supporters in the whole of Germany made a protest against pay-tv gams. In all German first league stadiums there were transparents to bring the matches back to Saturday 15:30.
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The Bochum Hooligans (Bo-City) have an old friendship with the Hooligans from the BFC Dynamo Berlin (4th League). This friendship still exists over 10 years. The Police in Bochum became from the german supporters a price in 1995. "The golden battom". The police in Bochum is one of the most brutal in whole germany. At last Saturday the Berlin Fans/Ultras/Hooligans were not allowed to enter the city of Bochum. The Press said before the game: "Militant Hertha Fans want to use 20 kilogramm of smoke bombs to end the game before it starts." So the security and the police made some arrests before the game. At the beginning the police destroyed some Berlin flags, also a protest flag against pay-tv games and provoke rival fans. So there were little clashes with the riot police in the away sector. But the police made some arrests. The Berlin Fans -only 15 Hooligans in the away sector- were agressive and fight again the police. After the game (a 3:1 win for Berlin) the Berlin Ultras and Hools had to go to there busses under heavy police escort. The Fans/Hools from Bochum don't wont to fight because they did a protest action against the manager. Bochum is at the at the bottom of the laegue and in danger of relegation.

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