English goons banned: WC

 London: Over 1,000 English football hooligans have had to hand in their passports ahead of the World Cup in Russia to prevent them from attending, diminishing fears of a repeat of the clashes with Russian rivals at the Euro 2016 finals. 

The British government issued a statement saying that the Football Banning Orders Authority (FBOA) ordered 1,312 banned individuals who hold a passport to surrender it to police last week. 

The latest figures show that forces in England and Wales have accounted for 1,254 passports.