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Soccer violence mars UEFA Cup final

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1. Manchester was one of the teams playing in the match. F: Manchester was the host city
2. There were 100,000 Scottish supporters. T
3. They brought cans of blue paint. F: they ‘turned the city blue’ with their blue clothes (football colours)
4. Supporters had tickets to watch the match in parks and gardens. F: those without tickets for the match watched in parks and gardens
5. The fans were fighting from the beginning. F: at the beginning all was fine ‘there was a carnival atmosphere’
6. The violence was caused by a broken TV screen and drunken fans. T
7. Several fans were injured by cans and bottles. F: several police officers were injured in this way
8. A Russian fan was taken to hospital with a stab wound. T
9. 13 fans were arrested. F: 30 fans
10. The Rangers fans were wounded. F: they had to ‘lick their wounds’ – ie: feel sorry for themselves because their team lost the match