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    Terrifying scenes at West Brom-Wolves are a warning for football

    by Lawrence Ostlere Jan 29, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: AFP via Getty Images

    When you start to piece together exactly what happened at The Hawthorns on Sunday, in the FA Cup tie between West Brom and Wolves, it makes a terrifying picture.

    You may have seen the image of a bald man with blood streaming from a wound on top of his head, his face washed red. Fans appeared to chant “Let him die” as he was escorted away by police.

    A ball boy required treatment after being hit by a missile. Children, as well as a 16-year-old before the match on suspicion of carrying a weapon. West Midlands Police have pledged to arrest many more.

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