Wednesday, May 4, 2011

EM Host: hooligans riot after Cup final in Poland

EM-hosts Poland is to re-Kawall football in the pillory: Due to riots on Tuesday evening at the Cup final between Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan (1:1, 5:4 forthcoming) in Bydgoszcz, the government announced in Warsaw consequences. "There will be a strong reaction of the government. can not go on it, "said government spokesman Pawel Gras.

Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has also turned on. Tusk told the police and the Home Secretary to give him information about the riots. After the final whistle hooligans stormed the pitch perimeter advertising demolished, damaged an auditorium and attacked photographers. Only the use of water cannons, the police bring the situation under control.

The European Football Union (UEFA) had several times in the past been criticized for Poland's hooligan riots that destroyed the "image of the country". The Polish government announced for the European Championship 2012 which will be held in Poland and Ukraine, tighter laws. In March, Polish hooligans who rioted during a match of the national team in Lithuania.

In Kaunas 14 months were imprisoned before the start of the 2012 European twelve Polish hooligans, a Lithuanian policeman was admitted to hospital. The riots of Kaunas threw again questions about the security arrangements in the European Championship host country, with the Euro 2012. The 200 Polish hooligans had attacked in the streets around the stadium security forces with fireworks, stones and bottles.

According to the Lithuanian news agency Delfi, police dogs and tear gas against the hooligans. The rioters were mostly the influence of alcohol. It developed as part of regular street battles between the police and the rioters. Before the EC wants the Polish police guard including electronic shackles for hooligans against the feared riots.

The devices are intended to replace the current practice of people with stadium bans must notify the police on match days. The riots in Uefa knows no mercy. Finally, it was an ultimatum from Uefa president Michel Platini to Serbia and Croatia given. Both countries are threatened with exclusion from international football, it should in future be further riots involving Serbian and Croatian football hooligans.

Would be affected both the national as well as the national clubs of the two Eastern European countries. This had even told Platini Serbian President Boris Tadic and his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic personally. "I must stress that the Uefa looks led to concrete measures in this calendar year, should not there be positive and clear signals.

There is a serious risk that the national team and club teams from both associations UEFA competitions will be suspended. We demand a clear improvement. If not, we will not hesitate to take action, "said Platini. In the past, Serbian and Croatian hooligans had often caused serious riots.

But even in Poland there are always riots in football.

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