England’s Premier League and Football League have announced tough new restrictions on pitch attack and the use of smoke bombs and pyrotechnics.
The previous season saw an increasing number of pitch attacks at the end of the campaign, with fans celebrating titles, promotions or survival.
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There were several brawls on the field, including one involving Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira while Sheffield United’s Billy Sharpe was attacked by a fan after a playoff loss at Nottingham Forest.
Smoke bombs and pyrotechnics, which have long been used in games in continental Europe and elsewhere in the world, used to be relatively rare in England, but their use has become a more regular occurrence.
The League and Football Association stated that from the start of the new season “all identified offenders shall be reported by clubs to the police and prosecution may result in a permanent criminal record, which may affect their employment and education, and that it may result in a permanent criminal record”. The result could be a jail sentence.”
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“In addition, anyone who enters the pitch and identifies those carrying or using pyrotechnics or smoke bombs will now receive an automatic club ban. -Can also be extended with father or guardians,” the statement said.
The bodies said they were working with police and the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure prosecution “will become the default response.”
The league is also seeking to work with social media companies to censor the publication of videos showing pitch attacks and smoke bombs in order to quickly remove the footage, while asking the government to restrict the supply of pyrotechnics and smoke bombs. Calling for the rules to be improved.
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said: “The anti-social behavior we saw in stadiums at the end of last season was completely unacceptable and put people’s safety at risk. Together, English football has introduced new measures and stronger sanctions for the start of the coming season, to send a clear message that we will not tolerate this type of illegal and dangerous behaviour. ,
The move was supported by the Football Supporters Association (FSA).
“We are contacted regularly by supporters who have been caught jumping on the pitch or with pyro in the stands, and are without exception, sorry,” said FSA chief Kevin Miles.
“Whether they had positive intentions or not is irrelevant in the eyes of the law – pyro and pitch infiltration are illegal, you will be prosecuted and you will be banned by your club.”
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