Current Affairs Czech officers reflect on experience of policing at World Cup

13-07-2006 14:25 | Ian Willoughby

Thirty-two teams were in action at the World Cup in Germany, accompanied by millions of fans. Keeping an eye on them were the German police and officers from many other participating nations, including the Czech Republic. Some of the Czech police officers at the World Cup are what are called "spotters" - in plain clothing, they monitored potentially troublesome fans, who they know from the domestic football league. Pavel Reich, an expert on extremism in the Czech Republic, was among them.

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