US EditionConvicted Chelsea, Man City fans to give police their passports during FIFA Club World Cup in US
- About 150 fans of Chelsea and Manchester City must give police their passports to prevent travel to the United States for the Club World Cup tournament, as announced by the British government.
- The fans are under banning orders for previous thuggish behavior related to soccer and past offenses like violence and online hate crime, according to the Home Office ministry.
- Fans must surrender their passports at least five days before the tournament starts on June 14, as per government regulations.
- The government noted that there were 2,172 banning orders in force in England and Wales at the start of the season, affecting international travel for major soccer events.
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UK travel ban on 'violent' Man City, Chelsea fans during Club World Cup
LONDON: Around 150 Manchester City and Chelsea fans who have a history of violent conduct will be banned from travelling during the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States this summer, Britain’s interior ministry said on Wednesday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Soccer-UK travel ban on 'violent' Man City, Chelsea fans during Club World Cup
LONDON (Reuters) -Around 150 Manchester City and Chelsea fans who have a history of violent conduct will be banned from travelling during the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States this summer, Britain's interior ministry said on Wednesday. Read full story
Fans banned at FIFA Club World Cup — Why are some supporters from UK forbidden from attending tournament?
The fans in question will be contacted by the Football Banning Orders Authority and failure to comply with the rule could result in an unlimited fine or a possible six-month prison sentence.
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Convicted Chelsea, Man City fans to give police their passports during FIFA Club World Cup in US
About 150 fans of Chelsea and Manchester City must give police in Britain their passports to prevent travel to the United States for the Club World Cup tournament. The British government's interior ministry says the fans are subject to so-called…
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