PARIS (AP) — Hooliganism is making a comeback, and the timing could be bad with four high-risk matches in the first week of the European Championship in a country where the police force is already under huge strain.
Should one or more of these matches — England vs. Russia in Marseille on June 11; Turkey vs. Croatia the next day; and England vs. Wales and Germany vs. Poland both on June 16 — descend into violence, the football itself could quickly become overshadowed.
Police forces in France have been stretched since last November’s deadly terror attacks that killed 130 people.