11.   German soccer federation officials said Monday there were no serious considerations given to withdrawing the team from the World Cup because of violence by German hooligans.

12.   Hundreds of German hooligans were in Lens, France, that day for the sold-out match between Germany and Yugoslavia, but not all had tickets.

13.   Hundreds of German hooligans had gone to Lens, some hoping to see their national team play, others just looking for a fight.

14.   Hundreds of German hooligans try to confront English soccer fans arriving in the country for a key match between the two nations.

15.   Nivel was left in a coma after German hooligans beat him over the head with an iron bar when Germany played Yugoslavia in Lens last month.

16.   Some suspected German hooligans were turned back at the border.

17.   The German hooligans had worked in small groups, apparently using mobile phones to coordinate their movements, Feist said.

18.   Warnecke and a group of German hooligans were seen beating the officer, Daniel Nivel, about the head after removing his helmet.