Manchester police to help compile Bolton report

Manchester police in the UK have offered to assist in the compilation of a report on the treatment of Bolton fans by Spanish police during the club’s UEFA Cup game against Atletico Madrid.

The club complained that fans were “subjected to a number of assaults and unprovoked baton charges before, during, and after the game” at the Vicente Calderon in the Spanish capital – where Bolton earned a 0-0 draw to qualify for the last 16.