Lost tribe of supporters could cost 2018 bid dear

Typical, isn't it? Just when you are bidding to bring the 2018 World Cup to your green and pleasant shores, outbreaks of 70s?style hooliganism keep getting in the way, cropping up noxiously to remind the world that football in England is nowhere near as safe and sanitised as the image the Premier League portrays.

[readon1 url="https://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/nov/01/carling-cup-fans-violence"]Source: Guardian.co.uk[/readon1]