" TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:23 pm
Two Italians have been charged with attempted murder after a night-time attack on Tottenham Hotspur supporters in a Rome pub left one man seriously hurt and injured several others.
The man, 25-year-old Ashley Mills, suffered serious injuries to his skull and thigh. He remained in the San Camillo hospital in Rome for observation, but police say his life is not in danger.
The Spurs fans were out drinking in a pub in central Rome ahead of their team's Europa League match with Lazio when a group of about 50 masked assailants stormed the bar and attacked them.
Police in Rome are investigating whether anti-Semitism, rather than football rivalry, was behind the attack, and have arrested two supporters from Lazio’s cross-town rival team, AS Roma.
A police spokeswoman said: "They have been charged with attempted murder for involvement in riots and causing serious injury with a knife and are due to appear in court soon."
Investigators were quoted as saying in Rome newspaper Il Messaggero that a mixed group of Roma and Lazio “Ultras” -- or fanatical fans, often with radical political views – might have joined together in the attack.
The man, 25-year-old Ashley Mills, suffered serious injuries to his skull and thigh. He remained in the San Camillo hospital in Rome for observation, but police say his life is not in danger.
The Spurs fans were out drinking in a pub in central Rome ahead of their team's Europa League match with Lazio when a group of about 50 masked assailants stormed the bar and attacked them.
Police in Rome are investigating whether anti-Semitism, rather than football rivalry, was behind the attack, and have arrested two supporters from Lazio’s cross-town rival team, AS Roma.
A police spokeswoman said: "They have been charged with attempted murder for involvement in riots and causing serious injury with a knife and are due to appear in court soon."
Investigators were quoted as saying in Rome newspaper Il Messaggero that a mixed group of Roma and Lazio “Ultras” -- or fanatical fans, often with radical political views – might have joined together in the attack.
Re: " TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:42 pm
roma and lazio fans combine to fight other fans.... could anyone imagine cardiff and swansea teaming up to batter Leeds? 
Re: " TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:47 pm
its true a friend of mine whos inter milan has sed it was defo roma and lazio ultras well planned and together. the bar spurs were drinkin in is notorious for ultra attacks.
Re: " TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:04 pm
paulh_85 wrote:roma and lazio fans combine to fight other fans.... could anyone imagine cardiff and swansea teaming up to batter Leeds?
A couple of years ago Cardiff would not have needed the help of Swansea.
I think they would now, and yes I would join up with them if that's what it took.
It's close but Leeds just edge it into first place for me.
Re: " TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:17 pm
Re: " TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:22 pm
I seen the injury to the head on Twitter, disgusting.
I feel for Spurs fans but now you have to be careful when you go european games from now on.
I feel for Spurs fans but now you have to be careful when you go european games from now on.
Re: " TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:16 am
They were all wearing crash helmets apparantly, you couldnt make it up. Hope they lock em up and throw away the key they were a disgrace in Milan when Wales were there.
Re: " TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:39 am
The thing is they are going through the phases British football went through in the 80's.
They still have that way of being and because ticket prices are so cheap they still cling on to football as a way of being part of something whilst being able to get the 'thrill' that they crave. A lot of hooliganism has been priced out of football. Health and Safety has also kept it for the most part, albeit a few incidents very quiet.
Stadiums are older in most places in mainland Europe and the police are either more forceful with their tactics that provoke a reaction or they are not forceful enough and then the fans think they can run riot and often do.
There are quite a lot of places in Europe I would not go to watch football because of a lack of trust in the authorities to protect travelling fans who go abroad. There should be some sort of group that sorts out security for fans and a protected location for travelling fans to drink.
In mainland Europe they are very partisan in a lot of places. Milan, Rome, Turin, Bilbao, Munich, Madrid, Barcelona, Turkey, Croatia, Poland, etc.
This is very rarely the case in the UK.
They still have that way of being and because ticket prices are so cheap they still cling on to football as a way of being part of something whilst being able to get the 'thrill' that they crave. A lot of hooliganism has been priced out of football. Health and Safety has also kept it for the most part, albeit a few incidents very quiet.
Stadiums are older in most places in mainland Europe and the police are either more forceful with their tactics that provoke a reaction or they are not forceful enough and then the fans think they can run riot and often do.
There are quite a lot of places in Europe I would not go to watch football because of a lack of trust in the authorities to protect travelling fans who go abroad. There should be some sort of group that sorts out security for fans and a protected location for travelling fans to drink.
In mainland Europe they are very partisan in a lot of places. Milan, Rome, Turin, Bilbao, Munich, Madrid, Barcelona, Turkey, Croatia, Poland, etc.
This is very rarely the case in the UK.
Re: " TWO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER "
Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:12 am
Croatia, we had robo cops protecting us. In fairness they were a friendly bunch and you got the impression they were ordered to protect us with their lifes.