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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Alcohol sale trial ‘absolutely the wrong thing to do’, football policing chief claims

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Football’s policing chief says there is “no evidence base” to support a trial allowing the sale of alcohol at top-level matches.

The fan-led review, chaired by Conservative MP Tracey Crouch, recommended last November that a series of small-scale pilots allowing the sale of alcohol in sight of the pitch should take place at a selection of National League and League Two clubs.

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