BBC:
A group of Middlesbrough football fans are continuing their fight for justice over the treatment of supporters at a Uefa Cup match in Rome.
They claim that police stood by when three fans were stabbed at the 2006 clash with Roma, and that personal items confiscated were not returned. On Wednesday, the European Parliament told North East MEP Stephen Hughes that a select committee would investigate.
No response has yet been received from the Italian authorities. Trouble flared ahead of the 15 March game when gangs targeted English fans.
Peter Green, whose son was stabbed, said Italian police failed to take a statement from his injured son and had not investigated the incident.
Cleveland Police Authority chairman Dave McLuckie, who was also at the match, said more than 3,000 supporters were caught up in violence at some stage.
Speaking on Thursday he said: "There's absolutely no record of any injuries being kept by police.
"It's as though they didn't happen - you cannot find a single record of any fan being seriously injured and that tells me that somewhere down the line the police have not done their job.
"We were treated like animals the whole time we were there. It was appalling. An apology is very important for the vast majority of fans who travelled to Rome."
He welcomed the announcement that the European Parliament would be investigating, adding that supporters were not willing to let the matter rest.