Police employ special measure to stop 1,300 football hooligans from heading to Qatar World Cup

• The 1,308 violent and abusive fans in England and Wales will be affected
• Those subject to football banning orders have to hand in passports to police
• From Friday, any who fail to do so face six months in prison and a fine

Measures to stop more than 1,300 football hooligans travelling to the World Cup in Qatar will kick off this week.

From Friday, the 1,308 violent and abusive fans in England and Wales subject to football banning orders will have to hand in their passports to police. Any who fail to do so face six months in prison and a fine.

Measures to stop more than 1,300 football hooligans travelling to the World Cup in Qatar will kick off this week. Pictured: The general secretary of the World Cup’s organisation committee Hassan Al-Thawadi

Those who want to travel to nations not staging matches will need permission to keep their passports and will face checks.

Police can also stop previous offenders going. In an operation at ports, any caught trying to go to Qatar will be intercepted and face a banning-order court hearing within 24 hours.

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