Fears Of Violence Greet Return Of English Football Season
Authorities are eyeing the start of the English football season this weekend with trepidation, following riots which have rocked towns and cities across the country. Dozens of teams in the English Football League -- below the high-profile Premier League -- start playing their first games from Saturday afternoon, including in cities that have seen disorder. The unrest followed a knife attack that killed three children. But officials have blamed far-right elements -- some with links to England's decades-old football hooligan scene -- for orchestrating the violence which saw mosques and immigration-linked sites torched and police targeted.
