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Swiss court jails football hooligan in first ruling of its kind

In what is a landmark ruling for Switzerland, a football hooligan was on Wednesday sentenced to three years in prison – half of that suspended – for throwing fire crackers and other missiles during a football match, injuring another spectator.

Football

Officials propose booze ban for football games

In a bid to combat hooliganism, Swiss law enforcement officials want to ban the consumption of alcohol by spectators in the stands for “high-risk” football and ice hockey games.

Football

Switzerland set to get tough on hooligans

<p><span lang="EN-US">Swiss authorities are preparing to implement tough measures to prevent violence among hooligans from rival football teams.</span></p>

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Hooligans to be banned from Swiss trains

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is planning to ban football hooligans from boarding Swiss trains.&nbsp;</span></p>