English football hooligans in Italy

Title

English football hooligans in Italy

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:01

Description

Report from Italy, where English football fans clashed violently with Italians and Italian police. British Embassy spokesperson Kay Coombes(?) on what sparked off the trouble, and numbers arrested and injured. 18 German fans were also expelled from the country. George Matheson reports.

Contributors

George Matheson; Kay Coombes(?)

Keywords

Sport; Crime; Police; British; Embassies and consulates; Violence; Association football; Hooliganism; Policing practice; Diplomats; Italy; Milan; Foreigners; German (cultural identity); British Emabassy (Milan)

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