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| EURO 2004: England fans rampage after England defeat |
| 06.14.04 (8:06 pm) [edit] |
[b]France 2, England 1[/b]
Zidane 90, 93, Lampard 38
I am very disappointed that England conceded 2 goals in injury time, and both of them could have so easily been avoided. For me... yes... England performed very well, but this match was all about luck. Lampard put England ahead in the first half and Beckham should have doubled the lead. I don't think Beckham should have taken the penalty. I would have had Lampard or Rooney taken it. England deserved to win that match, regardless of Beckham's missed penalty, they still played better throughout.
Well, I don't want to talk about it anymore.
Now. let’s talk about the England fans rampage after England defeat.
[b]Violence follows England defeat [/b]
The Guardian, 15 June 2004
Contrary to expectation and experience, the England fans who travelled to Lisbon to watch the team play France on Sunday behaved almost impeccably. The same could not be said of those who stayed at home: 111 people were arrested across the country after disappointment over England's 2-1 defeat boiled over into violence.
About 400 supporters spilled on to the streets of Croydon, south London, after the match and pelted police with missiles and bottles. Twelve people were arrested and several police vehicles were damaged during the hour-long rampage.
"I deplore the level of violence seen in Croydon. It is totally unacceptable for police officers to be injured as a result of a small minority of people reacting to a football result in this manner," said Superintendent Nick Jupp of Croydon police.
Riot police moved into the centre of Birmingham after angry fans began throwing missiles at the screen installed in Centenary Square for the tournament. More than 40 riot officers and dog handlers fought running battles with 200 fans who were throwing glasses and bottles and climbing over cars on Broad Street. Twelve fans were arrested and one man was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
In Cambridge, police used a helicopter and a dog unit to break up a disturbance near the city centre involving 200 people. Two men were arrested.
Violence also erupted in the Westgate area of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, where police arrested 17 people for public order offences and in Boston, Lincolnshire, where 11 people were arrested after two police cars were overturned and set alight. Twenty-two people were arrested across Staffordshire, two in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, and two in Colchester, Essex.
In Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, 60 riot officers and and three riot-trained dogs confronted 150 fans in the centre of the town. Eight people were arrested. A further 23 arrests were made in the county as violence flared in Stevenage, Baldock and Watford.
Meanwhile, Portuguese police praised the conduct of England's 35,000 supporters . One fan was arrested in Lisbon on Saturday night and in the aftermath of England's defeat at the hands of France the streets were deserted by the supporters based in the city over the weekend.
Sven Goran has personally begged the England fans to remember they have to behave in Euro 2004 or risk his team being booted out of the competition.
"We have huge security in place. We all know what happened with the English fans in Charleroi (Belgium) in 2000 and I sincerely hope that I will not have to get involved in such a situation again. England is on a yellow card because of its fans, and I sincerely hope that will not become a red card but I think all concerned are better prepared than before. As far as other issues, we have the co-operation of all 16 governments of the competing teams. Everything is in place for a wonderful tournament and I sincerely hope this is what we get." [b]UEFA President Lennart Johansson.[/b]
[b]History of shame[/b]
[b]2003:[/b] 3 England fans shot, 2 stabbed in Zurich rampage before World Cup qualifier.
[b]2002:[/b] 2 England fans shot at Euro 2004 qualifier in Bratislava, Slovakia.
[b]2001:[/b] 20 English fans arrested in Frankfurt and Munich before World Cup qualifier.
[b]2000:[/b] 584 England fans arrested after riots in Brussels and Chaleroi during Euro 2000.
[b]2000:[/b] 19 fans hurt, five badly, 19 arrested in Copenhagen.
[b]1998:[/b] Almost 100 England fans arrested and deported before European Championship match in Luxembourg.
[b]1998:[/b] England fans rampage in Marseille, France.
[b]1996:[/b] Riot in Trafalgar Square after Germany beat England in Euro 96 semi-final.
[b]1995:[/b] Friendly against Ireland in Dublin abandoned after 27 minutes as England fans riot.
[b]1993:[/b] England fans clash with police in Amsterdam on eve of World Cup qualifying game.
[b]1992:[/b] Violence by English thugs in Malmo and Stockholm, Sweden, at European Championship finals.
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posted by: ziana (reply)
post date: 06.15.04 (6:06 pm)
heheee...mac masih first game ler..its still have another to games..kalau tak dapat juara liga jadi naib juara pun ok what..still qualified nak masuk quater final..
posted by: nur (reply)
post date: 06.16.04 (10:22 am)
Engliand too emotional ;).
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