LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Liverpool supporters run amok in Paris ahead of European Cup final

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:01:30

Description

Report on the arrest of dozens of Liverpool supporters in Paris after they ran amok in the French city. Britons are also being turned away from hotels and bars as a result of the trouble. Liverpool FC president Peter Robinson apologised to the French authorities but blamed match organisers for only supplying 12,000 tickets for the 20,000 supporters expected at the cup final against Real Madrid. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Sport; Sports competitions; Crime; Police; UK; British; France; Association football; Hooliganism; Liverpool Football Club; Paris; Arrests; Peter Robinson; Real Madrid

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