LONDON, April 30 (UPI) -- Polish soccer fans are planning to
establish a "hooligan league" at this summer's World Cup, The
Sunday Times of London reported.
The fans are preparing for fights with fans from rival countries
during the five weeks of the tournament in Germany. They are
seeking "pre-arranged" fights with traveling English fans because
of their reputation as "the best of the worst," the newspaper
said.
Violence, often with fascist overtones, has become commonplace in
Polish soccer, the newspaper said. In Krakow, eight fans have been
stabbed to death in the past 12 months.
Polish hooligans interviewed about their plans boast that they will
be able to slip across the border into Germany without being
detected. The newspaper said the hooligans talk of night-time raids
on the campsites where many of England's 80,000 to 100,000
traveling supporters expect to stay.
(source: UPI)
