Alarm in the Plaza Mayor before the 'hooligan' invasion at Easter: "They get drunk in a spoiled bottle and devastate the area"

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The residents of the Plaza Mayor can't take it anymore because of the

.

The Neighborhood Association of the center of Madrid has asked the Government Delegation and the Madrid City Council for help due to the uncomfortable situations they suffer every time an English team plays a match against Atlético de Madrid or Real Madrid in Madrid.

They denounce that the radical followers of these teams end up very drunk,

they climb onto balconies, play soccer and humiliate homeless people.

“It is a very serious problem.

They get drunk in a consensual bottle in an area declared of Cultural Interest and that can have serious consequences, that is why we have asked for help, since now thousands of hooligans are going to come again in a week, "says Ricardo Bustos, president of the Association of Neighbors of the Plaza Mayor and surrounding areas.

Specifically, in eight days, at Easter, the 8,000 English fans of the Chelsea and Manchester City teams, who play the second leg of the Champions League, will arrive in the capital.

The Association of Hoteliers of the Plaza Mayor is also added to the neighborhood complaints, which is concerned about the problems caused in Madrid by these radical fans, despite the fact that those days the

bill a lot.

Appearance of the Plaza Mayor after the passage of the 'hooligans'.EM

The president of the residents of the Plaza Mayor points out that the

have turned "the area into a bottle protected by the Police when drinking in the middle of the Plaza should be prohibited."

«The fans squat the entire square, cover the monuments with their flags and attract

those who buy alcohol in cans and glass to the

Then they play with the ball and bet to see who gets the ball on a balcony, "continues Bustos.

"All this starts at 10 in the morning and ends at night.

And then the cans become projectiles that they launch against houses and against the Police as well », he says.

In the opinion of the neighbors, many of these fans

"The English fans arrive in droves and their behavior leaves much to be desired, unlike the fans of other teams who have not caused any problems," says Bustos.

The residents have sent a letter to the Madrid City Council and in a recent meeting they also

Mercedes González, and the Superior Chief of Police, Manuel Soto, who promised them an effective response in the Plaza Mayor for the next arrival of the

.

José Fernández, councilor for the Centro district,

acknowledges that he has received the complaint from the neighbors.

"It is true that there is concern about this matter and about the arrival of the English fans next week."

The mayor adds that "a joint device between the Government Delegation and the City Council is being prepared for those days, since it must also be taken into account that next week is Holy Week in Madrid and there are processions that are going to pass through that point," he reiterates. the concilor.

An English fan jumps onto a balcony in the Plaza Mayor.

«The fans can go to the Plaza Mayor and be on the terraces.

No one can be prohibited from entering, but

and if there are disturbances of public order, the Police can and must act, "adds the councilman, who announces that the sale will be monitored street alcohol in the area, especially the illegal activity of the lateros.

The president of

José Antonio Aparicio, also vice president of the Madrid Hoteliers, acknowledges that it is a tourist spot and that English fans usually occupy all the terraces in the area on those match days.

"It is true that there are fans who generate conflicts and that sometimes there are unfortunate situations and

", admits the representative of the hoteliers, who believes that the problem of the hooligans with the hospitality industry.

"Bars don't attract these people.

The fans come to the center, they see the bars and they consume.

There are even many who stay in the apartments in the Plaza Mayor, where there are more and more tourist flats.

and he

that they are out there causing problems.

The hoteliers insist that "in places like the Plaza Mayor, which is an Asset of Cultural Interest, these crowds should not be allowed and that radical hobbies should be taken to other places."

“As a representative of all the hoteliers,

and without any type of tension,” Aparicio remarks.

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