Extra police at England matches
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Your support makes all the difference.England's reputation for having a hooligan element has prompted Japanese World Cup organisers to increase the number of police at its games.
Brian Hayes, the Football Association's official responsible for security, is in Japan and has liaised with organisers about policing levels. Ko Yamaguchi, the communications director for the Japanese Organising Committee, in Cannes for football's world trade fair, Football Expo, said: "We would expect that around 500-700 police will be operating very high levels of security at England's matches. There will be more police at England matches than at other games in the finals but I cannot give the exact number of police on duty at those other matches."
Also in Cannes, Sepp Blatter confirmed he will stand for re-election as Fifa's president.
Merseyside Police were yesterday discussing arrangements for Tranmere Rovers' FA Cup fourth-round tie against Cardiff City at Prenton Park. The Welsh side's third-round win over Leeds at Ninian Park last weekend was marred by hooliganism.
The Scottish Football Association said yesterday that its new national coach will have the final say on whether to try to restore regular fixtures against England. The SFA chief executive, David Taylor, and his English counterpart, Adam Crozier, have discussed the possibility of reviving the oldest international fixture. An SFA spokesman, Andy Mitchell, said: "The new Scotland coach, whoever that may be, will decide if they want to bring back the fixture."
Manchester United are closing in on the signing of the Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan. His Argentinian club, Independiente, last night said transfer talks are ongoing following a bid of around £4.5m.
However, there is little progress in United's move for West Ham's Paolo Di Canio, with both sides refusing to budge from their original valuations.
United's game against Liverpool on 21 January will be the first Premiership game to be broadcast pay-per-view via the internet. The match will be available to watch on-demand from midnight. Access through Liverpool's official website, www. liverpoolfc.tv, will be free to subscribers to Liverpoolfc.tv's "e-Season Ticket" package. The game will also be made available to non-subscribers on a pay-per-view basis at a cost of £2.99.
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