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Four Manchester United fans have been jailed for fighting at a Champions League game in Rome.
A British Embassy spokesman in Rome confirmed that Kyle Dillon, 23, and Richard Wimmer, 39, had both been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for their parts in the fights.
Nicholas Lucas, 18, and Michael Burk, 35, were both jailed for two years and five months, he said.
The men were arrested on December 12 after police were called to fights between Manchester United supporters and fans from AS Roma.
They were charged with violent behaviour and resisting arrest after skirmishes broke out on the Duca d'Aosta bridge, a well-known hangout for Roma's hardline supporters or "Ultras".
They will appear in court again on Monday where an appeals tribunal will decide whether or not to release them, the Embassy spokesman said.
This would effectively mean that they would be serving suspended sentences and raises the prospect that they could be home in time for Christmas.
Five United fans were stabbed during the clashes, which was the latest incident in a recent history of violence.
A total of 11 United fans were stabbed and scores more were injured when the sides met in Rome for the quarter-final first leg of last season's Champions League competition in April. Police also fought with supporters inside the ground.
Roma were fined £31,000 and United £14,500 for the crowd trouble that marred that game.
