Alleged football hooligans return from Italy

Title

Alleged football hooligans return from Italy

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:33

Description

Andy Stenton reports on the arrival of 14 English football fans back at Heathrow Airport after their having been held for 10 days in an Italian prison following an alleged football hooliganism incident. Contains interview with the fans concerned, who talk about what happened, the prison conditions, and why they think they were arrested. It is believed that there is a group of UK fans looking for trouble in Italy - as a result, more fans have been arrested and given the choice of going home or going to prison.

Contributors

Andy Stenton

Keywords

Sport; Heathrow Airport; Association football; Hooliganism; Policing practice; Imprisonment; Italy; England (football team); Arrests; English (cultural identity)

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