21.   The English fans bought their tickets through the English soccer association FA, a method aimed at identifying known hooligans.

22.   The man does not appear on the list of known hooligans provided by Scotland Yard, police said.

23.   A computer database of purchasers will be used to ensure that known hooligans will be rejected and their applications cancelled.

24.   European football chief Lennart Johansson believes that known hooligans should have their passports taken away, to prevent them from causing trouble when teams travel abroad.

25.   The refusal follows a disagreement between police and the football authorities over how much information the FAI was given about known British hooligans attending the Dublin match.

26.   Tokyo has also demanded countries prevent known hooligans that have been already sentenced by courts from travelling abroad.

27.   Yamaguchi said Japanese officials had asked their counterparts in England to try and prevent known hooligans from being allowed to leave the country.

28.   World Cup security chief Ed Best admits that despite all the attempts to halt known hooligans from getting into the country, many will still make it.

29.   The law states known hooligans will not be allowed in the stadiums and must report to a police station at the time of the match.