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Football-related arrests rocket amid rise in violent disorder
Football-related arrests have rocketed amid a rise in violent disorder and pitch incursions, new figures show.
There were almost 2,200 arrests at international and domestic matches involving English and Welsh clubs, and the national teams, in the 2012-22 season.
The figure is 59 per cent higher than in 2018-19, which was the last normal year of play before the Covid pandemic, and the largest seen for eight years