Violence in London Derby

A man has been stabbed in the chest during "large-scale trouble" involving hundreds of fans at West Ham's Carling Cup match against Millwall.

Inside Upton Park stadium West Ham fans invaded the pitch three times and by 2300 BST several hundred West Ham fans had congregated outside the stadium chanting and bombarding police with crates and bottles.

Eyewitnesses told of hooligans trying to rip out bollards and lighting "small fires".
Five arrests have been confirmed, including one for affray and one for breaching a banning order.

A Football Association spokesman said: "We absolutely condemn the disorder. We expect all culprits to be banned from football for life - they have no place in our game."

Reminds me of the film Green Street when both parties attempted to hurt each other for glory of their firms. Football should never be about that. This firm culture really does hamr the reputation of English football, considered one of the best on the world. I do hope that authorities can clamp down on violence such as this.