Seven people were arrested at Luton yesterday after home fans invaded the pitch and threw missiles including coins at visiting York players, and hurled brooms and mops at police.There was also trouble at Hillsborough on Sunday where fans clashed on the pitch after the 2-2 draw confirmed Sheffield Wednesday’s relegation and Crystal Palace‘s survival in the Championship.The FA will contact both clubs and local authorities to collect information and evidence relating to the allegations. FA crowd control advisors were present at both fixtures and their reports into these matters have been received.An FA spokesperson said: “The FA does not condone disorder either outside or inside football stadia and thankfully such problems remain infrequent in the modern game.”However, any individuals identified as having taken part in any form of disorder should be dealt with appropriately by the authorities and issued with football banning orders as they simply have no place in our game.”Luton supporters invaded the pitch after their team lost 1-0 to York in the Blue Square Premier play-off semi-final second leg.Six of the seven arrested have been bailed and seventh person – a Scandinavian man due to fly home today – will be taken to court or released before he leaves.Stewards and police had to help York’s players to escape to the dressing rooms, via the away end, as missiles were thrown.The violence then spilled over to nearby Dunstable Road, where a small number of fans attacked police with mops and brooms they found outside a DIY store. A number of police officers received minor injuries.Luton chairman Nick Owen described the clashes as “absolutely dreadful”.He said: “One or two of our fans have let the club down. To be honest, it’s shattering.”A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said arrests were made at Hillsborough for public order and assault offences.Sheffield Wednesday supporters were involved in disorder outside the ground just after the game and police vehicles and nearby property were damaged.Fans of both sides invaded the pitch after the final whistle and had to be separated by police, and Palace defender Clint Hill required the protection of stewards as he went into the tunnel.

( Telegraph )

Football fans travelling to South Africa warned of deadly fever outbreak

LONDON – Football fans travelling to South Africa for the World Cup are being warned over a deadly outbreak of Rift Valley Fever, an animal-borne disease, which has infected 172 people in the country, killing 15.

The health warning is another blow to South Africa’s tourist industry, already complaining of a lack of bookings for the 2010 tournament, which kicks off on June 11.The World Health Organisation warning was issued after a German tourist contracted the illness following a three-week holiday in South AFrica.The woman, who has since recovered, visited the Eastern and Western Cape.The provinces include the cities of Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, where the England team is scheduled to play two of its group stage matches, SKY News reports.The UN health agency has not advised visitors to avoid travelling to South Africa, but has urged them to guard against mosquito bites and avoid contact with raw animal products.Fifa’s accommodation service, Match, has cancelled thousands of block bookings at hotels across the country because of lower than expected demand.The World Cup organisers had originally estimated 450,000 foreign visitors would travel to South Africa.The revised figure is now between 270,000 and 350,000, with the global recession and the high cost of flights and accommodation being blamed. (ANI)

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