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Fights, riots and smoke bombs mar Swedish football derby

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 11:44:46 +0200

Sunday’s football derby between Stockholm area clubs AIK and Hammarby devolved into minor chaos, according to police.

Appeal sought over football fan killing

Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:56:00 +0200

The eight month prison sentence handed down to a Swedish football fan for killing a rival supporter has been appealed by the prosecutor, who has called for a longer stint behind bars.

Man jailed after killing Stockholm football fan

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:04:00 +0200

A man was sentenced to eight months in jail after he delivered a fatal blow to a football fan in southern Sweden in March.

Football fans held for violence and Nazi chants

Sat, 31 May 2014 12:20:00 +0200

Supporters of Swedish football club Djurgården have thrown the club into the spotlight again after clashing with police and chanting sieg hiel amidst violent scenes in Örebro, central Sweden.

Enough! The murder of a Swedish football fan

Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:01:00 +0200

A fortnight after a football fan died a violent death in Helsingborg, The Local’s Patrick Reilly joined the away fans at the first game in town since the killing - "It was, quite simply, the worst day in the club's history."

Football fan dead after pre-match violence

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:15:00 +0200

The opening day of the Swedish football season began in tragedy after police confirmed that a supporter of Djurgården succumbed to his injuries after being beaten up in Helsingborg, southern Sweden, before the game.

Arrests made after football violence

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:07:00 +0200

Police were forced to call in reinforcements for an Allsvenskan match in Malmö after rival supporters clashed with the club installing metal detectors outside the stadium as a security measure

Stockholm clubs face stadium eviction threat

Sat, 29 Jun 2013 12:58:00 +0200

A leading Stockholm politician has warned that Hammarby and Djurgården could be evicted from the new Tele2 stadium following the discovery of explosives outside the stadium on Thursday.

Hooligans should report to the police: Riksdag

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:06:00 +0200

On Wednesday the Riksdag voted in favour of the Social Democrats’ proposal that known hooligans should report to authorities prior to major sporting events.

Green light for Swedish ‘hooligan-register’

Tue, 31 May 2011 12:31:00 +0200

Stockholm club Djurgården Football has received the approval needed from the Data Inspection Board (Datainspektionen) to start up a register of blacklisted supporters to keep them out of sports events.

Hooligans should report to police - Social Democrats

Fri, 27 May 2011 20:19:00 +0200

The Social Democrats want Sweden to implement new laws requiring known hooligans to report to the police before the start of the next football season.

Match called off after fan attacks player on pitch

Wed, 25 May 2011 09:40:00 +0200

A firework injured Helsingborg's goalkeeper, who was then attacked by a supporter on the pitch, prompting officials to call off Tuesday night's match against archrivals Malmö FF in the latest instance of football supporter violence in Sweden.

Football hooliganism in Sweden - alive and kicking

Fri, 06 May 2011 12:50:00 +0200

While football hooliganism has all but disappeared in the UK, Sweden continues to struggle with how to deal with the problem, turning it into a political hot potato, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.

Sweden proposes law against hooliganism

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:23:00 +0200

Sweden plans to combat on hooliganism with a new law allowing police to ban troublemakers from stadiums and making it illegal to storm the pitch, throw objects and light firecrackers, the government said on Thursday.

Football hooligans battle in Stockholm

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:46:00 +0200

More than 70 people were detained in connection with a brawl which broke out on Sunday afternoon between rival factions of football supporters in Stockholm.

'They put a firecracker in her mouth'

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:14:00 +0200

Police in Malmö are still looking for the person who stuffed a firecracker in the mouth of a female train driver and then lit the explosive amidst the mayhem that preceded a football match in the city.

'Fight hooliganism like organized crime'

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:07:00 +0200

Sweden’s main crime prevention agency has proposed fighting football hooliganism using methods similar to those employed to fight organized drug gangs.

Deogan family anger at YouTube pic

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:01:00 +0200

The family of Tony Deogan has reported YouTube to the police following the publication of new film about the fight between rival hooligan gangs that led to his death in Stockholm in 2002.

Swedish football at a crossroads

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:33:00 +0200

His first visit to a Swedish football match left David Bartram wondering what Sweden needs to do to stamp out its problems with hooliganism.