The United Kingdom has recently had a lot of problems with football fans again. After many years of calm after Margaret Thatcher’s actions, the situation deteriorated significantly again. In recent weeks, there have been several serious incidents, as a result of which footballers have suffered.
British police’s immediate reaction. Zero tolerance for aggressive behavior by fans
In the recent match between Chelsea and Totthenham, Antonio Ruediger was hit with a bottle in the head, and the same weekend, Aston Villa players were treated in a similar way in the match against Everton. Among the injured there were, among others Polish representative .
The latest police statistics show that in the first half of this season, the number of dangerous incidents involving fans in the Premier League increased by as much as 36 percent compared to the same period in 2019. Only in the autumn round, as many as 802 arrests of fans breaking the law were made.
Consequently, the British police decided to react firmly. On Thursday, Mark Roberts, the head of the football police department in England, called in the Premier League officials for an urgent meeting. The subject of the debate is to work out solutions that will improve the situation in the stands. – It would be a mistake to say that we are where we were a few decades ago, but the image is certainly deteriorating. Coordinated action is needed if we do not want it to deteriorate further, said Roberts, quoted by the British media.
Source: Sport
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