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| Man United fans jailed in Italy | Man United fans jailed in Italy |
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| Four Manchester United fans have been jailed for their part in a fight with Roma fans in Italy. | Four Manchester United fans have been jailed for their part in a fight with Roma fans in Italy. |
| Kyle Dillon, 23, and Richard Wimmer, 39, were each given sentences of two years and six months. | Kyle Dillon, 23, and Richard Wimmer, 39, were each given sentences of two years and six months. |
| Nicholas Lucas, 18, and 35-year-old Michael Burk were jailed for two years and five months. | Nicholas Lucas, 18, and 35-year-old Michael Burk were jailed for two years and five months. |
| The British Embassy said in the past sentences have been suspended but there is no guarantee of this, and all four are likely to spend Christmas in jail. | The British Embassy said in the past sentences have been suspended but there is no guarantee of this, and all four are likely to spend Christmas in jail. |
| According to police, the four Manchester United supporters were part of an organised group of 60 hooligans who had broken away from those travelling with the official supporters clubs to the Champions League game in Rome on 12 December. | According to police, the four Manchester United supporters were part of an organised group of 60 hooligans who had broken away from those travelling with the official supporters clubs to the Champions League game in Rome on 12 December. |
| Notorious hangout | Notorious hangout |
| The police said they made for the River Bar, said to be a notorious hangout for the Roma Ultras, where fighting broke out with bottles and chairs being thrown. | The police said they made for the River Bar, said to be a notorious hangout for the Roma Ultras, where fighting broke out with bottles and chairs being thrown. |
| The four men, who were dressed in black with scarves wrapped around their faces, were all identified by Greater Manchester Police spotters outside the ground. | The four men, who were dressed in black with scarves wrapped around their faces, were all identified by Greater Manchester Police spotters outside the ground. |
| Five United fans were stabbed during skirmishes between a group of 50 rival fans on the Wednesday evening. | Five United fans were stabbed during skirmishes between a group of 50 rival fans on the Wednesday evening. |
| The violence flared at the Pont Duca d'Aosta bridge, the scene of previous clashes between visiting fans and Roma's Ultras contingent. | The violence flared at the Pont Duca d'Aosta bridge, the scene of previous clashes between visiting fans and Roma's Ultras contingent. |
| Police used two baton charges to disperse the fans during the violence, which was the latest in a series of clashes between supporters of the two clubs. | Police used two baton charges to disperse the fans during the violence, which was the latest in a series of clashes between supporters of the two clubs. |
| 'Abbreviated' trial | |
| Dillon, Wimmer, Lucas and Burk appeared in court in Rome in an "abbreviated" trial in front of three magistrates. | |
| No oral evidence is given in such trials, with the decision made by the court on the basis of the documents and film put forward in the preliminary investigation by the public prosecutor. | |
| The accused also gives up their right to cross examination but their decision to appear in an abbreviated trial means their sentences are reduced by a third. | |
| The last time Manchester United and AS Roma met in April, 11 fans were taken to hospital after supporters were beaten by riot police inside the stadium. Three United supporters were also stabbed outside the ground. | |
| Scuffles also broke out outside Old Trafford during the second leg of that tie a week later, with 21 people arrested. |