StarPhoenix, Canada
Published: Saturday, December 22, 2007
Four fans of the Manchester United soccer club of England were each sentenced to more than two years in jail Friday in connection with clashes with supporters for the Italian club AS Roma.
The four were arrested after clashing with rival fans at a bar Dec. 12, when English side United played Roma in a Champions League match.
The fans were found guilty of resisting arrest and throwing objects which could cause harm.
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Saturday, 22 December 2007
Friday, 21 December 2007
Four Man United fans sentenced in Rome for violence before Champions League game
The Canadian Press
Dec 21, 2007
ROME - Four Manchester United fans received jail sentences Friday of up to 29 months for violence that preceded a Champions League game with AS Roma earlier this month, news reports said.
According to public prosecutor Katia Summaria, the fans were part of a 70-strong band of hooligans that English police warned their Italian counterparts about before the game. Armed with rocks and other harmful objects, the group confronted Roma fans outside the stadium, according to the ANSA news agency.
Two of the fans received jail sentences of 28 months for resisting police, ANSA said. The other two were sentenced for an extra month because they were also accused of damaging public property, according to ANSA.
Prosecutors in Rome were not reachable for comment.
The Dec. 12 match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Dec 21, 2007
ROME - Four Manchester United fans received jail sentences Friday of up to 29 months for violence that preceded a Champions League game with AS Roma earlier this month, news reports said.
According to public prosecutor Katia Summaria, the fans were part of a 70-strong band of hooligans that English police warned their Italian counterparts about before the game. Armed with rocks and other harmful objects, the group confronted Roma fans outside the stadium, according to the ANSA news agency.
Two of the fans received jail sentences of 28 months for resisting police, ANSA said. The other two were sentenced for an extra month because they were also accused of damaging public property, according to ANSA.
Prosecutors in Rome were not reachable for comment.
The Dec. 12 match ended in a 1-1 draw.
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