I do not think the club 'hoped the court would do the job for them', they usually/always wait until all criminal procedings have completed before they announce their own ban etc.
I’m not suggesting it will be front page, but they post all sorts of stuff on their websites. They ran with the story about a guy being pushed over at the game. They also ran @TWOCHOICEStom ipad theft. If it can generate a few clicks they’ll go for it….which an item relating to an EPL team will...
Many years ago, after an Albion game in Bristol, me and some mates tried to get into a late night bar. We were all very drunk and the door man asked us all to get in the queue. We obeyed and kind of lined up along a wall, and after a short while I smiled and went “erm, there isn’t actually a...
I think part of the issue is that ticket sales went right down to a very low level of fan points; I guess a significant number of people in Marseille don’t travel to many away games and got a bit over-excited by it all. I imagine the Ajax stadium won’t be full of so many amateurs.
I’m saddened by this. Sad for the victims and also sad for the aggressor’s son; imagine having to plead with your father to stop behaving like this.
Can UK citizens be convicted for crimes committed abroad?