Drinking alcohol may return to the English stands, but only in women’s football, after being banned almost forty years ago to stop ‘hooliganism’.
Football stadiums can currently sell alcohol, but it cannot be consumed in the stands, only in the stadium’s concession stands and bars, after a 1985 proposal sought to curb ‘hooliganism’ and the English stadium problems.
However, this proposal does not apply to other competitions, such as NFLthat of his three games played London This period allows the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public.
now, Nikki Doucet, CEO of the Women’s Super League (the English Premier League), was confirmed in statements to the British BBC that there were talks to test the consumption of alcohol in the stands of women’s matches.
“I think our fans have a different attitude,” Doucet said at the “Leaders’ Week” summit in London. “We need to give fans options, while maintaining their safety and responsibility,” he added.
The 2021 State of English Football Review recommends lifting the ban on alcohol in the stands, with a series of trials first in Fifth and Fourth divisions of the English pyramid.
Mark Roberts, head of football security, He made sure that the ban should be maintained and that being able to drink before the game and at half-time was a good balance.
Source: La Verdad
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