German police to put iron hand on World Cup hooligans
5/4/2005 15:12
The German police will show their toughness against football hooligans if
they try to disrupt the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, the co-president of
the German football federation said on Monday.
"It is really necessary to act
with great firmness and to put the screws on them," Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder
said.
"The police will use all necessary force."
Renewed fears of
hooliganism in Germany have been sparked by riots last week in the Slovenian
city of Celje after Germany beat Slovenia 1-0 in a friendly.
"These were
madmen with whom I personally came face to face," Mayer-Vorfelder
said.
"According to what they told me, they are also planning something for
the 2006 World Cup."
The 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea were
free from hooliganism, but the 1998 event in France was marred by fighting
involving English supporters.
Xinhua
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