Egyptian riot police fired tear gas and clashed with dozens of protesters all day today as they tried to tear down a cement wall built to prevent demonstrators from reaching the parliament and the Cabinet building in central Cairo. Some in the crowd threw rocks and Molotov cocktails

English football fans have been attacked in Italy by knife-wielding Ultras, leaving two seriously injured in hospital, according to reports.

Fans charged over Egypt’s deadliest football riot have protested their innocence at the opening of their trial, turning their anger on police widely believed to have helped in the killing of 75 members of a rival club.

Police in Cairo fired salvos of tear gas and birdshot at rock-throwing protesters as popular anger over a deadly football riot spilled over into a second day of street violence that left five people dead and more than 1,500 injured, doctors and health officials said.

Two protesters have been shot dead in clashes with Egyptian police in Suez, the first to die in demonstrations that followed a football match riot that left 74 dead.

Anger over a deadly soccer riot erupted in fresh clashes that injured nearly 400 people yesterday as security forces fired tear gas at fans and other protesters who accused police of failing to stop the bloodshed.

ITALY received a formal apology from the Serbian ambassador yesterday after ugly scenes in Genoa caused the Euro 2012 qualifying match between the two countries to be abandoned.

Rome's ability to host this season's Champions League final will be questioned once more after an Arsenal fan was apparently stabbed in the leg outside the Stadio Olimpico last night.

Arsenal have warned supporters attending tomorrow night’s Champions League clash with Roma that they are “at risk” if they travel alone to the Stadio Olimpico.

FOUR Manchester United fans were jailed in Italy yesterday for their part in a fight with rival football supporters.

Italian football is under scrutiny once again after five Manchester United fans were stabbed in clashes with Roma supporters before Wednesday night's final Champions League group match between the two sides.

An eye-witness today gave a terrifying account of how Middlesbrough fans were attacked ahead of tonight’s crunch Uefa Cup match in Rome.