Italy takes on football hooligans

February 04, 2007

Italy tells football clubs to isolate hooligans or risk ban, delays review of soccer suspension till after funeral of policeman. Italy's top sporting body has said stadiums which fail to adopt anti-hooliganism measures could be banned from staging matches next seasons. The Italian Olympic Committee said they would wait until after the funeral on Monday of a policeman killed in soccer riots to review its decision on suspending all soccer in the country.