Fans run riot after a League Cup match
Print Edition
In a case of hooliganism with a twist, a stadium steward in England was trampled on by a police horse while hundreds of fans ran onto the field at the end of a League Cup match.
The incident occurred on Monday at the end of a game involving local rivals Preston North End and Blackpool when hundreds of Preston fans invaded the pitch to celebrate their 1-0 win in the West Lancashire derby. During the melee, a steward was knocked over by a police horse as he was trying to bring a fan under control.
The steward rolled over on the field and was then trampled by a second police mount.
Yesterday, Preston insisted that, contrary to earlier reports, the steward was not taken to the hospital after being assessed by medical staff at the ground.
“The only steward to receive any injuries at the stadium was working in a part of the stadium occupied by the visiting supporters,” the third division club said in a statement.
Blackpool manager Paul Ince, a former England international and Liverpool player, was shocked by the chaotic scenes and called on football authorities to take further measures in order to prevent crowd trouble in the future.
“I understand that fans get excited ... but who knows what can happen,” Ince said. We’re not listening. Has someone got to be stabbed before we listen? I wondered if we have enough stewards. You see enough situations where fans run on a pitch and I can understand fans’ excitement, but there have been enough frightening things that have happened to players that we need to stamp down on it.”
Ince lauded the Blackpool fans for their “impeccable” behavior and blamed the Preston supporters for the incidents.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
