'UEFA have agreed to series of new security arrangements at European matches after several instances of crowd trouble involving British fans last season. A review by the Home Office has been completed with UEFA agreeing to new measures, including an increase in the use of stewards rather than riot police.
Experts from the UK and other European countries will now work with UEFA to:
- Ensure all European football stadia possess integrated crowd management and safety and security arrangements, in part to avoid over-reliance on the use of riot police.
- Provide comprehensive safety and security standards for international football events.
- Develop pan-European training for stadium safety officers, stewards and police.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/HOfootball-review2007.pdf