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There is a long-standing north–south rivalry between PSG (representing Paris and by extension northern France) and Olympique de Marseille (representing the South of France) which has encouraged authorities to be extremely mobilised during games between the two teams. Violent fights and post-game riots including car burning, and shop windows ...
Complaints by London merchants led King Edward II of England to issue a proclamation banning football in London on 13 April 1314 because "there is great noise in the city caused by hustling over large balls from which many evils may arise which God forbid; we command and forbid, on behalf of the King, on pain of imprisonment, such game to be used in the city in the future."
During that game, there were more Querétaro fans than Atlas fans. Three years later, when Querétaro were back in the Primera División league, and during the 2009–10 Mexican Primera División season , Atlas fans outnumbered Querétaro fans at home ( Estadio Corregidora ) and clashes were reported in the stands.
The game ended around 11 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET). And after having watched their team get beaten 5-0, many Maccabi fans made their way back to their hotels and the city center. Friday, Nov. 8
Fan violence at a soccer match in Germany left 79 people injured on Saturday, local police said. Supporters of FC Carl Zeiss Jena and BSG Chemie Leipzig clashed following the fourth-division match ...
“There’s a history of government misinformation and distrust amongst its people," said Hérculez Gómez, a former U.S. national team player who spent six seasons in the Mexican league.
Millwall and West Ham United have a long-standing rivalry that dates back to the clubs' first meeting, a friendly on 23 September 1897. The rivalry stems from the two clubs geographical proximity to one another – their home grounds at the time (The Den and the Boleyn Ground) were 6.8 miles (10.9 km) apart – and over the years, there have been several instances of violence between some fans ...
Amsterdam has banned demonstrations for three days after Israeli soccer fans were beaten and injured in violent clashes in the city overnight, which Dutch authorities condemned Friday as antisemitic.