Napoli fans detained in Eindhoven ahead of high risk match

Dutch police detained a large group of Napoli supporters in Eindhoven on Monday night ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven, citing provocative behaviour and breaches of a municipal security order in the city centre. Authorities said the detentions were made to prevent clashes with locals and to keep the high risk fixture under control.

Police initially reported detaining about 180 Napoli fans and later gave a figure of more than 200, with some statements specifying 230 people taken into custody. Officers said the supporters were held in the city centre, transported by bus to a local police station for questioning, and then released with fines and bans barring them from the stadium and parts of the city for 24 hours. Police also detained a small number of PSV supporters elsewhere in Eindhoven, the authorities said.

Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem had earlier designated the city centre and the area around PSV's stadium as a security risk zone, a measure that grants police additional powers to monitor crowds and frisk individuals to check for weapons and fireworks. Police said they intervened after groups of visiting supporters ignored requests to disperse and...