football hooligans

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Ajax players celebrate the 1-0 goal during the remainder of the Dutch Eredivisie match between AFC Ajax and FC Groningen, played without spectators, at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on December 2, 2025, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The match was abandoned after fans set off fireworks twice.
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Ajax beats Groningen in empty stadium; Fireworks bomb linked to dead fan’s absurd wish
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Police officers
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Utrecht police to conduct preventive searches ahead of FC Utrecht vs. FC Porto match
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Police officers between football supporters around the Ajax vs. Napoli Champions League match in Amsterdam, 4 October 2022
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Mayor warns PSV and FC fans to behave during match, otherwise no more spectators allowed
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The FC Twente stadium in Enschede
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Enschede implements stop-and-search ahead of Conference League match
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Riot police at an anti-lockdown protest at the Malieveld in The Hague, 14 March 2021
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Preventing fans from attending football matches opens up more police resources: Union
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Police in Amsterdam monitor Napoli supporters before their Champions League match against Ajax. 4 October 2022
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Several Ajax fans hospitalized after assaults in Naples, Italy
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Police arrest a suspect.
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Riots erupt in multiple cities; Dozens of arrests
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Police arrest a suspect.
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Six officers, two stewards injured in violent outbursts during football match; ten arrested
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Riot police
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Fan violence brings rivalry football match to early end
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Feyenoord flag
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Feyenoord director resigns after incidents
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Riot police
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75 people arrested around Feyenoord-Union Berlin match
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
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Gelderland broadcaster stops sending reporters to football riots, risky protests
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
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Riots after NEC-Vitesse match; Over 20 arrests
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Amsterdam police
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Riot police clears Hague square of out of control football fans
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90 Groningen football fans arrested on Scheldeplein in Amsterdam before a match between Ajax and FC Groningen, 28 Sept 2019
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90 Groningen supporters arrested before Ajax match; fined and released after match
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Police guard in a detention center
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Over 300 French football fans arrested in Amsterdam
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Jail
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Video: Ajax fans sent to jail after attacking London cop
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Amsterdam police on Dam Square ahead of the Champions League quarter finals match between Ajax and Juventus, 10 April 2019
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Over 140 football fans arrested around Ajax-Juventus match
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Arrest on the street
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Five arrested after brawl between Dutch, German football supporters
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Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg
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Amsterdam police chief criticize shop owners for selling booze to English football fans
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Dutch police officers
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British football assoc. denounces hooliganism in Amsterdam
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Riot police clash with football fans in Rotterdam after Feyenoord lost to Excelsior, 7 May 2017
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Rotterdam implements alcohol ban for Feyenoord match; Rioters' photos published
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Some 100,000 people were in Rotterdam to watch the Feyenoord vs Excelsior Eredivisie match, 7 May 2017
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Prosecutor: Keep hooligans in custody until after Feyenoord vs Heracles match
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Some 100,000 people were in Rotterdam to watch the Feyenoord vs Excelsior Eredivisie match, 7 May 2017
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Rotterdam police tracking down hooligans in Feyenoord riots