One week left then until the most prestigious, showpiece event in European club football takes place and Manchester United fans have been warned steer clear of certain areas within Italy’s capital city. How UEFA ever came to the decision that hosting the Champions League Final in Rome was a smart idea is, quite frankly, a rather bizarre mystery.
In recent matches involving English teams in Rome there have been numerous incidents of pretty serious violence. Most notably in December 2007 when five Manchester United supporters were stabbed: BBC News Story
And just two months ago in the first knockout round of the competition, an Arsenal fan was stabbed before the club’s match against the Giallorossi: Guardian News Story
Fortunately, this final won’t feature Roma. But based on previous form, it’s an inevitablity that their fans will be ready to spark more scenes of trouble next Wednesday.
Will UEFA regret their failure to learn from lessons of the past?
1 comments:
These incidents are disturbing. I think UEFA must start doing something to stop these from happening. Soccer is so influential, and it already came to a point that fans commit violence.
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