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New measures to stamp out hooliganism

The Swedish Football Association has proposed creating a registry of everyone who purchases football tickets in order to help prevent known hooligans from being allowed into Sweden’s arenas.

New measures to stamp out hooliganism

Last spring a government commission suggested introducing stronger rules in order to minimize violence at sporting events.

But the Football Association wants to go a step further.

By registering everyone who purchases a ticket, event organizers can more easily identify people who have been barred from entering, the association writes in its consultation response, according to the Riksdag & Departement newspaper.

“It is the international system currently used at most large events,” said association chair Lars-Åke Lagrell to the TT news agency.

But with rules in place today in Sweden governing personal data registries, such a system is impossible.

“For several years we have had a law which is much weaker than in countries which have corrected existing problems with supporters,” said Lagrell.

The association also wants create a requirement for known hooligans to report to police several housr before the start of a match.

Justice minister Beatrice Ask has previously come out against the proposal.

“We have a hard time understanding the objections because in other countries have succeeded in applying the rules we are suggesting,” said Lagrell.

RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

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