World Soccer Daily November 4, 2013 - all the sto

Serbia looks to Britain for inspiration in taming hooligans

The Serbian government has been advised to emulate Britain’s example if it wants to prevent football hooliganism,?the country’s senior sports official Nenad Borovcanin said.

The call came after yet another Belgrade derby was marred by fan violence with trouble?breaking out before and during Saturday’s clash between Red Star and arch rivals Partizan,custom soccer jerseys.

“The response of the state must be strong like the one Britain made when they removed the fences and replaced them with severe punishment for all offenders,soccer jerseys cheap,” the 34-year old secretary of sport told state television RTS on Monday.

“If the authorities are consistent and willing to deal with this problem there is no chance that what we saw on Saturday will happen again, but the government must show that it’s stronger than hooligans,” he said.

Dozens of fans were arrested in the Serbian capital as rival supporters clashed on the outskirts of Belgrade before kick-off, while play was held up for 10 minutes in the second half after Partizan fans lit several bonfires in their section.

Seats in the south tier had been removed before the game for safety reasons but that did not stop Partizan fans from starting the fires,2014 winter classic jerseys,winter classic jerseys 2014,Toronto Maple Leafs winter classic jerseys 2014,Detroit Red Wings winter classic jerseys 2014,cheap nhl jerseys,china nhl jersey.

“Club and government officials involved in sports must show a true commitment in dealing with the issue and their action must be strong and decisive in order to deter the leaders of die-hard fan sections from carrying on with the incidents,” added Borovcanin.

“Slaps on the wrist won’t do because that only encourages the ringleaders, who must be isolated from true fans.”

Uli Hoeness to stand trial on tax evasion

Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness will stand trial for tax evasion in March, a German court has confirmed.

The charges of the prosecutor’s office were admitted for trial which is set to start on March 10.

Hoeness said earlier this year that he had voluntarily alerted tax authorities in January to a Swiss bank account he held.

He said it was a personal account, created for his stock market trading. He admitted to gambling bigger and bigger amounts and taking a major hit as the dotcom bubble burst.

Bayern said in a statement the board’s position was that Hoeness should remain as chairman despite the trial hanging over his head.

“The board is of the unanimous opinion that Uli Hoeness shall remain in his position even with a trial being set,” the treble winners said.

Hoeness spent 30 years since as the team’s general manager before being elected president.

In an April 2013 interview?he spoke out against clubs, notably those in Spain,Detroit Red Wings winter classic jerseys 2014, living beyond their means.

“The Malaga punishment was a good beginning,” he told?World Soccer. “This gentleman [Al-Thani] did not pay his bills. He lived beyond his means. But I hope this was only a start. If they kill the small clubs and let the big ones live then that is not okay.

“I hope that one day one of the biggest is killed. The sooner the better. I would be very angry if UEFA did not sanction clubs with big debts. I have asked Platini a hundred times and he says, ‘Uli, don’t worry. I will look after it’, so I will take him at his word.”

Oh, the irony.?If only the Germans had a word to describe the enjoyment one could derive from the misfortune of others.

Brazil 3rd division club attract 60,000 for match

A remarkable 60,000 turned up for a third division game in Brazil on Sunday, to witness the promotion of Santa Cruz to the country’s Serie B.

The attendance, the highest in Brazil over the weekend, was just the latest amazing display of support by the loyal fans of the Recife-based club.

The club, renowned for their fanatical fanbase, beat Betim 2-1 at?Estadio do Arruda?to win a playoff 3-1 on aggregate and secure a return to the second division for the first time since 2007. They did, at one point, sink as low as Brazil’s 4th division. But still the fans continued to turn up – an average of 39,000 for their season in Serie D.

To put these figures into perspective,cheap nhl jerseys, on Sunday, Brazilian title favourites Cruzeiro were watched by fewer than?10,soccer jerseys cheap,000 for their match against Santos.

? muita gente no Arruda?

— Joao de Andrade Neto (@jdeandradeneto)?

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