Police officer taken to hospital after 200 people brawled in coach park outside the Riverside stadiumA police officer has been taken to hospital and children as young as 10 were injured in a brawl after a football match in Middlesbrough. Police said 200 football fans fought in a coach park outside the Riverside stadium following the Middlesbrough v Sheffield United game on Saturday. Disorder began just before the final whistle when Sheffield United fans invaded the pitch after their team had a last-minute equaliser disallowed. Violence continued outside the ground, leaving children “terrified”. It’s terrifying for children to witness such violence, or be innocently embroiled in it as their parents frantically try to keep them safe.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2017 12:25 UTC