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Photo Daily: Police Spectating Soccer in China

Tom Dunmore — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:26:27 +0000

Police in Guangzhou, China, watch the Chinese U-23s take on the US U-23s. December 7th, 2007.

Photo credit: bluerondo on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

Photo Daily: A Lonely Policeman in Lima

Tom Dunmore — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:58:05 +0000

Universitario vs Deportivo Municipal, Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru. April 21, 2007.

Photo credit: genochio on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

Photo Daily | December 21 | England-Scotland Arrest

Tom Dunmore — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:56:32 +0000

To conclude our look at the interaction of the police and football fans this week, here’s a not uncommon sight — an arrest at an England-Scotland game.

Photo credit: colint544 on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.

Photo Daily | December 20 | Czech Police

Tom Dunmore — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:01:57 +0000

No, those aren’t Darth Vader impersonators. According to the photographer, they’re Czech police after German football hooligans.

Photo credit: gumanow on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.

Photo Daily | December 19 | Watching the Crowd in Brazil

Tom Dunmore — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:03:05 +0000

Two photos for you today, as we continue our theme of the authorities interacting with football fans. The first is from Inter vs. Palmeiras in the Brazilian league, November 2007. The second (click the link below to see it) is a remarkably similar shot also from Brazil, as Grêmio took on Santos in June.

Photo credits:

(1) Iason Pippi on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.

(2) Richard E. Ducker on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.

Photo Daily | December 18 | Espanyol Fans at Uefa Cup Final

Tom Dunmore — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:07:49 +0000

In the second of our police series this week, we see that sometimes football fans and the authorities can get on — here are Espanyol supporters being greeted by the Scottish police at the 2007 Uefa Cup Final at Hampden Park, Glasgow.

Photo credit: Len Scaps on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.

Photo Daily | December 17 | Swansea Fans Welcomed by London’s Finest

Tom Dunmore — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:53:08 +0000

This week, Photo Daily will look at a sadly ubiquitous presence around football worldwide — the police. Today, we see the police in London herding the Swansea supporters heading for Victoria Coach Station, after Millwall had beaten the Welsh team 2-0 last March.

Photo credit: chrisjohnbeckett on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.