English hooligans in Holland

Title

English hooligans in Holland

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

George Matheson reports from Rotterdam, The Netherlands on preparations for tonight’s World Cup qualifier football match following hooliganism of English fans and arrests in Amsterdam last night. Includes interviews with Dutch Police Chief Peter van Zundert; Malcolm George, head of Britain’s police anti-hooligan unit who is there to help; Mike Malloy, Florida’s Chief of Police, who is visiting to look at tactics for the 1994 World Cup in the USA, warning hooligans about the prevalence of handguns in the USA. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

George Matheson; Malcolm George; Peter van Zundert; Mike Malloy

Keywords

USA; Sports competitions; UK; Association football; Hooliganism; Policing practice; Netherlands; Firearms; Arrests; Amsterdam; Drivetime (radio programme); Rotterdam

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