1.   The committee agreed on the need to get rid of the hooligan element amongst football supporters.

2.   ...the hooligan element.

3.   Maybe the hooligan element is disintegrating, maybe it was simply too far to travel, maybe the troublemakers were intercepted before arriving.

4.   England and Germany, two nations notorious for attracting a hooligan element among their fans, are to play their first-round matches in Japan.

5.   England and Germany, two nations notorious for attracting a hooligan element among their fans, are to play first-round matches in Japan.

6.   The hooligan element has emerged in British sport again, this time at a boxing match.

7.   The hooligan element among English club crowds is declining, according to figures published on Thursday.