"Ambulance services were under enormous pressure in the aftermath of the England game as a direct result of injuries caused by a minority of drunken and abusive fans," said ASA Chief Executive, Richard Diment.
"What these people don't realise is that ambulances called to deal with the effects of their anti-social behaviour then become unavailable to those who need them most, such as people who suffer heart attacks or those involved in traffic accidents."....In Blackpool, authorities had to send lifeboats out to rescue drunken fans from the sea.
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I'm not following the World Cup as apparently a third of people living in England, according to a recent survey.
I have my own personal reasons for not wanting to get involved. First of all I've never really enjoyed football, I've never been that interested in team sports, my only lukewarm interest has been directed towards individual sports.
Secondly football has become too over the top, too loud, too much money, too much attention and I have a deep dislike for anything with the word celebrity in it.
Poor David Beckham has done nothing to me but I've heard too much about him, his wife and kids and what he wears that I've stopped listening. And I'm not that interested in Wayne Rooney's foot.
I'm not really moaning, if someone enjoys that, that's fine by me, but I probably would be more interested if we went back to the actual game rather than all this overwhelming peripheral stuff.
It is not just football, I used to enjoy watching athletics when I was younger but I've found that in recent years everytime that is shown on TV has become something like:
talk, interview, talk, race, interview, talk, more talk, interview and further comments.
