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 | | Wednesday, 8 May, 2002, 09:50 GMT 10:50 UK Millwall fans face away ban  Cars were damaged during violent clashes Fans of Division One club Millwall could be banned from away matches, following last week's rioting which left nearly 50 police officers injured and caused widespread damage. Police and Millwall officials met Tuesday to discuss ways of cracking down on the hooligans who went on the rampage after last Thursday's defeat to Birmingham in the division one playoffs. Around 900 Millwall supporters attacked police, burned cars and damaged property outside the New End ground in one of the worst soccer riots in English soccer in recent years.
At Tuesday's meeting, club chairman Theo Paphitis formally apologised to the police for the mayhem. A joint statement from the police and the club said: "The club has offered their fullest support to the post-incident investigation and has pledged that anything that can be done to identify those responsible for the violence will be done. "This will include posting appeals and photographs on the club's website." In addition, the club said it would consider, "placing restrictions on travelling supporters, both home and away, and rescheduling both kick-off times and dates of matches. "Acts of violence such as those witnessed on Thursday will not be tolerated," the statement said. | |
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