Football fans arrested at Midlands airport

Police arrested the men at East Midlands Airport

Three football fans could face a minimum two-year ban from matches after being seized at East Midlands Airport.

The arrests were part of a police crackdown to stop suspected soccer thugs travelling to Wednesday night's match between England and Holland.

John Crofts, 39, of Leicester, and Dale Campbell, 39, and Daniel Cyster, 23, from Nottingham, were apprehended as they tried to catch a flight to Amsterdam.

Passports seized

All three men appeared before magistrates in Leicester on Wednesday as police set about attempting to impose orders banning them from attending games.

Officers have been stationed at the airport for several days to apprehend any known hooligans who attempt to make the trip to Holland.

The surveillance is designed to identify and apprehend anyone subject to a travel ban under the Football Disorder Act 2000.

Mr Crofts, of Archway Road, Leicester; Mr Campbell, of Cardine Walk, St Ann's; and Mr Cyster, of Wilfred Grove, The Meadows, could now be banned from football for a minimum of two years when they next appear in court.

All three were bailed until 27 February.

District Judge Richard Holland ordered each of them to surrender his passport and not attempt to leave the country before then.