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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Cocaine-fuelled football hooligans to be given five-year match ban, government announces

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Football fans caught with cocaine will be banned from attending matches for five years, under new government plans.

In changes expected be rolled out during the next football season, those convicted of supplying or being in possession of class A drugs could also be forced to surrender their passports when their team is playing abroad.

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