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SparkAlistair @alistairspark.bsky.social
Jul 7, 06:11 PM

#BBC News November 1982 Crowd disorder in #Thessaloniki as #England beat #Greece 3-0 In the #EuropeanChampionship Qualifier. Goal action with #JohnMotson commentating. #football #footballnews #footballculture #bluesky #viral #fútbol #futbol #futebol #calcio #soccer #fotbol #fußball #voetbal #lefoot

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"After the FA's appeal to fans not to travel, there were only a few dozen English fans at the match, but their presence created a lot of friction, as David Cass now tells us. The English fans were abused and spat upon as they went to their enclosure, guarded by scores of the 1,500 police on duty. Some responded with provocative gestures. One showed a knife which police confiscated. Then the flares, fireworks, coins and bottles began to rain down. The police quickly decided the enclosure to be an error of judgement and tried to get the handful of supporters out. One Greek came over the railing and lost several teeth as he was arrested. Other Greeks were arrested too, but no Britons. The British couldn't believe their luck as they were ushered to seats in the team and officials' enclosure. There was no more trouble during the match. Here's Lee, and now Neil, chips it in for Marriner to flick one forward and can Woodcock get a touch? Well, what a start for England. What a start. Martin, Owen Woodcock with a run on goal ahead of his marker, now can he finish? Tony Woodcock has put the ball in the net for his second and England's second. Sammy Lee complaining that they're not ten yards. And he'll try a shot will Lee, and it's gone in! Sammy Lee on his full international debut, makes it 3-0. After the match, a small group of Greeks, clearly intent on trouble, waited for the British to leave. The police guarded their unwelcome visitors from a prowling gang for an hour and a half, before putting them on a police bus to get them away from the ground."

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SparkAlistair @alistairspark.bsky.social · Jul 6, 03:54 AM

#BBC News November 1982 Crowd disorder in #Thessaloniki as #England beat #Greece 3-0 In the #EuropeanChampionship Qualifier. Goal action with #JohnMotson commentating. #football #footballnews #footballculture #bluesky #viral #fútbol #futbol #futebol #calcio #soccer #fotbol #fußball #voetbal #lefoot