UEFA president Michel Platini has called for the creation of an European sports police force as he fears that stadiums in Europe are witnessing a return to hooliganism, which he believed to be a thing of the past.
Platini, who was re-elected unopposed for a third term as president of UEFA, claimed that there is a rising trend of nationalism and extremism being observed in European stadiums, and reiterated calls for a sports police force to avoid such events, which were a thing of the not-so-distant past.
The Frenchman added that it was a past where hooligans and all manner of fanatics …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis