Burnham says alcohol ban for football fans should be lifted
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a self-described Everton fan, has said the ban on drinking alcohol in football stands should be lifted, calling it “discrimination” against football supporters. He argued that football fans are “singled out” compared with followers of rugby and cricket, who are permitted to drink during matches. The ban has been in place since 1985 under the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol) Act and applies to the top five tiers of English football, from the Premier League down to the National League. It was introduced to tackle football hooliganism and also prohibits alcohol on buses and trains carrying fans to matches. Burnham said the legislation “dates to an era when football was very different” and that there is “a case to remove that discrimination.” Police have warned that lifting the ban could increase violence and disorder. Some club owners and commentators have criticised the proposal as “short-sighted” and likely to “send football back to the 1980s.” Reports also note that trials allowing alcohol have already been conducted in the Women’s Super League and proved successful.
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iNews (outlet profile)
Football terrace drinking ban should end, Burnham says. The Prime Minister says there's a case to end 'discrimination' faced by football fans
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham Says Alcohol Ban Should End for UK Football Fans. UK football fans should be allowed to drink alcohol while watching live matches in stadiums, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, signaling he’s minded to chan…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham hints 'unfair' ban on football fans drinking in stands could be lifted. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a staunch Everton fan, said it was unfair that football supporters can’t enjoy a match-day pint in the st…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Burnham backs lifting restrictions on alcohol at English soccer matches
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GB News (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham set to lift beer ban in football stadiums as he slams unfair 'singling out' of fans. Andy Burnham is set to lift the beer ban in football stadiums as he has criticised unfair "singling out" of fans. The Pri…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Burnham finally comes up with a policy... to lift the booze ban on football terraces. The Prime Minister said it was time to end the 'discrimination' against football fans, in which they are banned from drinking alcohol…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Let football fans have a pint — it’s time to scrap this outdated drinking in stands ban'. Football's long-standing alcohol restrictions could be costing lower-league clubs thousands of pounds every year, adding another…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Andy Burnham's right to say football booze ban is unfair - but a sober debate is needed'. There are now two generations separating today's younger fans with the violence that marred the sport in the 70s and 80s. But it…
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Sky Sports (outlet profile)
Drinking ban at football matches could be scrapped, says Prime Minister. Prime Minister Andy Burnham still wants to see beer return to football stands.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Burnham wants ‘discriminatory’ alcohol ban in stands at football matches to be overturned. The Prime Minister said it was unfair for football fans to be singled out when supporters of other sports were able to drink whi…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Mirror readers debate whether government should lift ban on football fans drinking in the stands. A 40-year ban on drinking alcohol in the stands on matchdays could soon be lifted after Andy Burnham argued football fans…
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Ведомости (outlet profile)
Бернэм предложил пересмотреть запрет на алкоголь на футбольных матчах
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Burnham wants ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches to be repealed
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Burnham wants ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches to be repealed. Andy Burnham said the legislation was from a different era and discriminated against football fans while supporters of other sports could dr…
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Sky News (outlet profile)
'Unfair' ban on drinking alcohol in football stands could be scrapped, says Burnham. A ban on football supporters drinking alcohol in the stands is discriminatory, unfair and should be scrapped, the prime minister has s…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Lifting alcohol ban in football stands could put good behaviour at risk – Powell. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the ban on football fans drinking in the stands during matches is outdated.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Lifting alcohol ban in football stands could put good behaviour at risk – Powell
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City AM (outlet profile)
Fans drinking alcohol risks sending football back to 1980s, club owner warns. Allowing supporters to drink alcohol on the terraces would be “short-sighted” and “send football back to the depths of the ‘80s”, Andy Burnha…
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ANSA Sport (outlet profile)
Rivoluzione inglese, la birra pronta a tornare sugli spalti. Il premier Burnham apre alla sperimentazione, il divieto era in vigore da 41 anni
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RMC Sport (outlet profile)
Après 40 ans d'interdiction, l'alcool bientôt de retour dans les tribunes des stades de foot anglais ?. Alors que c'est interdit depuis 1985, le Premier ministre britannique Andy Burnham a laissé entendre qu'il était po…
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Die Welt (outlet profile)
„Ich finde es nicht fair“ – Britischer Premier will Alkoholverbot im Stadion kippen. Seit 1985 ist das Trinken von Alkohol in Sichtweite des Spielfelds in den höchsten fünf Ligen Englands verboten. Nun will Premierminis…
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham’s new rule change for drinking at games slammed by football boss. The idea has been branded a "ridiculous short-sighted idea" by a famous non-league club owner.
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
The TikTok BoxPark generation vs treating fans like adults: The beer at football debate. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested legislation which prevents football fans from drinking in the stands in England could be…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham's football booze plot risks spoiling the experience for everybody - and if one person gets hurt, it will have been a failure - writes LUKE POWER. If Andy Burnham seriously wants to reintroduce alcohol into…
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iNews (outlet profile)
Seven reasons why drinking in the stands will be terrible for football. From the dreaded Boxpark spray to exorbitant prices for awful beer, here's why I'm against Andy Burnham's proposed U-turn
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Politika (outlet profile)
Премијер Британије: Хоћу да укинем забрану алкохола на фудбалским утакмицама. Полиција упозорава да би промена закона могла да повећа насиље и недолично понашање
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Beta (outlet profile)
Barnam želi ukidanje zabrane konzumiranja alkohola na fudbalskim utakmicama. Britanski premijer Endi Barnam rekao je da bi trebalo ukinuti zabranu konzumiranja alkohola na fudbalskim utakmicama.Trenutno je na određenim…
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N1 Srbija (outlet profile)
Barnam želi ukidanje zabrane konzumiranja alkohola na fudbalskim utakmicama. Britanski premijer Endi Barnam rekao je da bi trebalo ukinuti zabranu konzumiranja alkohola na fudbalskim utakmicama.
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CBS News (outlet profile)
U.K. prime minister teases possible return of booze to soccer matches. British leader and soccer fan Andy Burnham told reporters a four-decade ban on alcohol in stadium bleachers at men's games is "discrimination."
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Danas (outlet profile)
Korak od legalizacije konzumiranja alkohola na tribinama u engleskoj Premijer ligi. Britanski premijer Endi Barnam rekao je da bi trebalo ukinuti zabranu konzumiranja alkohola na fudbalskim utakmicama.
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ANSA Sport (outlet profile)
Rivoluzione inglese, la birra pronta a tornare sugli spalti. Il premier Burnham apre alla sperimentazione, il divieto è in vigore da 41 anni
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GB News (outlet profile)
Simon Jordan accuses Andy Burnham of using sport 'for political gain’ as PM seeks to end ‘outdated’ football beer ban. Simon Jordan has accused Andy Burnham of “leveraging sport for political gain” as the Prime Minister…
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London & UK Street News (outlet profile)
Should alcohol be aloud to be drunk on football stands again? The prime minister is looking to over turn a alcohol ban which would mean football fans can drink in the stands.
Factual core
- Andy Burnham wants to repeal the ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches.