World Cup: Fans gather as suspected hooligans hand in passports

English football fans were today gathering in Greece for their crucial World Cup qualifying clash after the British Home Office cracked down on more than 450 suspected hooligans, ordering them to hand in their passports.

World Cup: Fans gather as suspected hooligans hand in passports

English football fans were today gathering in Greece for their crucial World Cup qualifying clash after the British Home Office cracked down on more than 450 suspected hooligans, ordering them to hand in their passports.

It emerged that a section of Athens’ 74,000 capacity Olympic Stadium is being reserved for England fans turning up on the day without tickets.

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