UEFA president Michel Platini has expressed much concern that hooliganism has many dark days ahead in Europe. The reason being is because of a rise in nationalism and extremism. The 1980s were the last times when hooligans and fans called the shots in European stadiums. Platini told UEFA's annual congress in Vienna that "Europe is seeing a rise in nationalism and extremism the like of which we have not witnessed for a very long time." Society and the issues it's having has been a direct correlation of the rise of hooliganism in Europe. Over the past couple years many cases of racism and crowd troubles have been reported, resulting in European governments becoming involved. Platini is really relying on the help of public authorities to so that they don't have to relive the actions that took place decades ago. Platini knows what he's talking about first hand as he was a key player for the football club Juventus during his playing days. He was a part of the outbreak in Heysel stadium where 39 Juventus fans were crushed to death because the mayhem in the crowd. Platini's plans for controlling the outbreak of hooliganism, "We need tougher stadium bans at European level...".
Take a quick look at the event that took place in the Heysel Stadium on May 29, 1985. Click here.
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