Missiles, Pitch Invasions, Drugs & Arrests: Why Is Football Fan Violence On The Rise Again?
The Athletic FC Podcast
02/16/22
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Hosts Dan Bardell and Flo Lloyd-Hughes are joined by The Athletic's News & Investigations writer Matt Slater, to discuss his special report into arise in football fan violence: Missiles, Cocaine and Political Agendas...
The trio reflect on their own experiences of going to games since the return of fans - post-lockdown - the frightening statistics recently published by the UK Football Policing Unit, as well as, the role of match-day stewards and a younger generation of match-going supporters.
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