Swedish government calls emergency meeting of federation after crowd disorder

Football
Published 29.05.2023
Swedish government calls emergency meeting of federation after crowd disorder

The Swedish authorities known as an emergency assembly of the nation’s soccer federation on Monday after crowd dysfunction throughout a match between Stockholm rivals AIK and Djurgardens that brought on a one-hour delay.

Flares have been thrown from the gang on two events throughout Sunday’s recreation on the Tele2 Arena and cops with canine ran onto the sphere to guard the gamers earlier than being confronted by masked followers within the AIK part behind one of many targets, in accordance with tv footage.

Police opened an investigation and Gunnar Strommer, Sweden’s minister of justice, has contacted the Swedish Football Association to request a gathering in an effort to forestall a repeat of the gang hassle.

“What happened is extraordinarily serious and scandalous,” Strommer instructed Swedish day by day Aftonbladet.

Strommer instructed the newspaper that the federal government was open to taking motion however was ready to listen to what steps the federation and recreation organizers have been taking to forestall related conditions.

Djurgarden received 1-0 in a recreation that noticed two AIK gamers despatched off within the ninetieth minute, inflaming an already hostile scenario.

There have been reviews within the Swedish media of a safety guard struggling a minor damage.

“It’s sad. I think it’s unworthy of AIK that it should be like this,” stated the membership’s chief government Manuel Lindberg, who has since resigned with the group in next-to-last place within the 16-team league after 10 video games.