Hooliganism 'likely' at World Cup

Britain's National Criminal Intelligence Service today warned it would be ‘‘naive’’ to expect a hooliganism-free World Cup.

Sun, 05 May, 2002 - 17:58

Britain's National Criminal Intelligence Service today warned it would be ‘‘naive’’ to expect a hooliganism-free World Cup.

Thousands of England fans will be in Japan next month to cheer on Sven-Goran Eriksson’s men, but police fear a repeat of the France 98 rioting in Marseille and Euro 2000 violence in Charleroi.

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