If you ever wondered why the fan’s aggressiveness is so high recently, and why we are witnessing more violence at the football grounds in England, Daily Mail’s shocking revelation might help: there is an increase of cocaine usage at the stadiums in the Premier League. This drug could always be found at the football matches, but recent inquiry showed that it was used in 80% of the toilets at the Old Trafford and London stadium during the derby week! And what’s even worse, some tracks of cocaine were found in the toilets at the family section, often visited by kids. Tottenham fan caught ‘snorting cocaine’ on White Hart Lane pitch… https://t.co/aRfrcC0yXl pic.twitter.com/87Gv3ZqDRq— LADbible (@ladbible) May 17, 2017 Daily Mail reporters conducted a quick survey at the Manchester United – Manchester City and Tottenham – Arsenal derbies, and quickly and without much trouble found traces of cocaine. “I’m not shocked at all by what MailOnline has uncovered. For those of us working in the game, cocaine use at football is very common. We regularly receive reports from our members of white powder being discovered in toilets, on the floor of stands and even outside stadiums. The amount of drugs fans are taking is phenomenal at some games” Paul Lewis, chair of the Football Safety Officers Association commented. #ENG fan climbs onto something and begins snorting coke while the crowd below cheers each sniff as it’s a goal. The game remains over an 1.5 hours away…Come on England (but also spare a thought for those who will have to deal with all this)#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/w07yb9dz8k— David Patrikarakos (@dpatrikarakos) July 11, 2021 Spurs have tried to stop fans from snorting drugs in the toilets by removing the lids from the cisterns. But that didn’t stop one supporter emerging from a cubicle rubbing his nose having made snorting noises behind the locked door. It was the same situation at Old Trafford where tests showed a small shelf above the toilet was being used to rack up lines of cocaine. Some official figures say that incidents which involve football fans who use drugs have increased by 42%, while the number of banning orders rose to over 200% compared to last season. Bad blood flows even after a good gameThe UK’s top football officer, Chief Constable Mark Roberts, has warned that more fans than ever were taking the drug at games, creating a ‘toxic mix’ of violence.“As we see more violent incidents, cocaine is one of those factors along with alcohol that will make it worse, and make people more violent” said Roberts.##NAJAVA_MECA_6955610##And what about the clubs involved in the survey? Obviously, they are not supporting this kind of behavior of their fans, which they clearly confirmed in their statements, in which both clubs said that they have a zero-tolerance approach to drugs and are working closely with the police on all drug-related matters.
