Violence leaves scar across Europe
Italian football is set to resume this weekend after last week's suspension following the death of a policeman at a match in Sicily.
Following is a short chronology of some major incidents of football-related violence at club and international level:
May 1984: A Tottenham Hotspur supporter is shot dead in a Brussels bar before the first leg of the UEFA Cup final against Anderlecht.
May 1985: Heysel Stadium disaster in Brussels. 39 people, mainly Italians, die as a result of rioting before Liverpool's European Cup final against Juventus.
January 1991: A 16-year-old boy is killed in clashes between fans during a Greek first-division match between AEK Athens and Olympiakos.
January 1995: Italian sports authorities suspend all national sport scheduled for the following Sunday after the killing of a young Genoa fan before a game with AC Milan.
March 1995: A 17-year-old fan is killed in a fight after a Turkish first-division derby match between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.
August 1995: A Turkish supporter of Sakaryaspor is killed after being hit by a stone thrown by followers of Duzcespor.
March 1997: An Ajax fan is killed in a pre-arranged battle with supporters of Feyenoord in the Netherlands.
March 1998: A fan is killed in fighting following a match between English sides Gillingham and Fulham.
October 1999: A fan is killed as Red Star followers rip up thousands of seats and clash with riot police after a 2-0 defeat by Belgrade rivals Partizan.
April 2000: Two Leeds United fans are stabbed to death in Istanbul before a UEFA Cup semi-final against Galatasaray.
April 2001: A 25-year-old German dies from head wounds sustained as he tries to escape from rioting fans at a friendly match between amateur side Darmstadt 98 and first-division Eintracht Frankfurt.
June 2002: A man is stabbed to death and drunken fans riot in Moscow when Russia lose a World Cup game in Japan.
March 2003: One Polish fan is killed and 120 are arrested after street battles during a second-division match in the south-western city of Wroclaw.
November 2006 - A policeman shoots dead one man and injures another while under attack from Paris Saint Germain fans who were chasing a Jewish supporter of Israeli team Hapoel Tel Aviv at a UEFA Cup match in France.
February 2007 - A weekend football programme in Italy is suspended after a policeman is killed during fan clashes at a Serie A Sicilian derby match between Catania and Palermo.
Source: Reuters
Following is a short chronology of some major incidents of football-related violence at club and international level:
May 1984: A Tottenham Hotspur supporter is shot dead in a Brussels bar before the first leg of the UEFA Cup final against Anderlecht.
May 1985: Heysel Stadium disaster in Brussels. 39 people, mainly Italians, die as a result of rioting before Liverpool's European Cup final against Juventus.
January 1991: A 16-year-old boy is killed in clashes between fans during a Greek first-division match between AEK Athens and Olympiakos.
January 1995: Italian sports authorities suspend all national sport scheduled for the following Sunday after the killing of a young Genoa fan before a game with AC Milan.
March 1995: A 17-year-old fan is killed in a fight after a Turkish first-division derby match between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.
August 1995: A Turkish supporter of Sakaryaspor is killed after being hit by a stone thrown by followers of Duzcespor.
March 1997: An Ajax fan is killed in a pre-arranged battle with supporters of Feyenoord in the Netherlands.
March 1998: A fan is killed in fighting following a match between English sides Gillingham and Fulham.
October 1999: A fan is killed as Red Star followers rip up thousands of seats and clash with riot police after a 2-0 defeat by Belgrade rivals Partizan.
April 2000: Two Leeds United fans are stabbed to death in Istanbul before a UEFA Cup semi-final against Galatasaray.
April 2001: A 25-year-old German dies from head wounds sustained as he tries to escape from rioting fans at a friendly match between amateur side Darmstadt 98 and first-division Eintracht Frankfurt.
June 2002: A man is stabbed to death and drunken fans riot in Moscow when Russia lose a World Cup game in Japan.
March 2003: One Polish fan is killed and 120 are arrested after street battles during a second-division match in the south-western city of Wroclaw.
November 2006 - A policeman shoots dead one man and injures another while under attack from Paris Saint Germain fans who were chasing a Jewish supporter of Israeli team Hapoel Tel Aviv at a UEFA Cup match in France.
February 2007 - A weekend football programme in Italy is suspended after a policeman is killed during fan clashes at a Serie A Sicilian derby match between Catania and Palermo.
Source: Reuters
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