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{ 2007 04 05 }

Is there any cure for the ‘English Disease?’

So another English fan has been stabbed on the continent?

I know it’s a very old argument, but could you imagine the reaction if English football had got Italy’s recent record on violence? We’d probably be kicked out of the European competitions for good.

And what of the Valencia vs Inter game in the last round? A full on-pitch bust up. Can you believe Valencia are still in the competition? Jesus. ‘UEFA maintains tough approach,’ my arse.

If the European game was serious about violence in football they would have thrown the book at Valencia and Inter. The Dutch game is little better and don’t even get me started on ‘visits’ to Istanbul. It’s sad, but violence is endemic in European football.

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Posted by tyger on Thursday, April 5, 2007, at 8:39 am, and filed under culture, europe, sports, uk. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

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  1. Heysel | April 10, 2007 at 3:16 pm | Permalink

    Un inglese che parla di violenza nel calcio… “Sounds good”…. Non è ancora passato troppo tempo dalla vostra ultima strage… faresti meglio a non parlare….

  2. tyger | April 10, 2007 at 4:52 pm | Permalink

    Penso che abbia di destra da parlare, noi abbia fatto la nostra punizione. Tempo per altri essere puniti penso.

  3. Derek Doll | April 21, 2007 at 4:51 pm | Permalink

    The 3 things you can be certain of in life:
    1. Death
    2. Taxes
    3. English fans are worthless thugs who should be
    fined simply for taking up space and breathing
    our air