On this day, 42 years ago, on November 17, 1983 (October 13, 1983 in the lunar calendar), the British Sports Minister asked all countries to sentence "football hooligans" to prison for hard labor. On November 17, 1983, at a meeting of sports ministers from 21 European countries held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, British Sports Minister McFarlane asked countries not to just expel British "football hooligans", but to sentence them to prison for nine months of hard labor. Football has a long history and a broad mass base in the UK. There are many enviable football fields in urban and rural areas across the country. It is a taboo to visit friends during important football moments, because often the family has to watch the game by the TV. Since the 1960s, disorderly fans have gradually developed from rushing into the stadium to make trouble to fighting in the auditorium and on the streets, even attacking pedestrians and police and damaging public buildings. It has become increasingly serious in recent years. British "football hooligans" are notorious at home and abroad. Every time the British team competes, the host country dispatches riot police, bringing tear gas, water dragons, etc., to be ready. In the British domestic league, police officers were densely packed near the stadium, with a sentry at five steps and a guard at ten steps, as if facing a great enemy. Even some families near the stadium have to close their doors and windows to prevent accidents. In Britain, where juvenile delinquency is increasing,"football hooligans" have increased the burden on law and order. Three years ago, when Manchester United played in Norwich City, it cost £ 300,000 to recover the injured police officer alone. Before the start of the 1983 football season, clubs in the Football Competition Federation issued spectator management measures, but "football hooligans" still caused trouble. In early September 1983, in Brighton, fans stormed the stadium, injuring eight police officers, and threw petrol bombs on the street, injuring 40 people. In the following days, another group of fans destroyed Euston Railway Station. On November 16, 1983, the British football team competed in Luxembourg in order to win the right to participate in the final of next year's European Football Championships. There were 1500 spectators accompanying the team. Although the British team won 4:0, the "football hooligans" who caused the accident still overturned 6 cars, looted 12 shops, and smashed hundreds of window displays, scaring the city's residents off the streets, causing losses. Up to 100,000 pounds. Luxembourg mobilized all police, half of the army, and one-third of the gendarmerie to arrest 150 hooligans, but most of them were only "deported". Afterwards, British members of the European Parliament and British ambassador had to apologize to the mayor of Luxembourg. In 1977, British "football hooligans" made trouble in Luxembourg, destroying the local sports stadium, causing huge losses. In 1982, British "football hooligans" also caused trouble in Italy, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland. In order to prevent future "football hooligan" incidents, a communiqué issued by the 21 European Sports Ministers 'Meeting proposed that governments, especially police departments, should cooperate closely; sufficient police officers should be deployed inside and outside the football field; spectators on both sides should be separated during matches; prevent ticket sales to known perpetrators; and restrict the sale of alcohol on the stadium. Some ministers have privately said that these practices will not work because the Conference of Sports Ministers is not a legislative body and cannot manage so many issues that require the participation of the judicial, internal affairs, and police departments of various countries to solve.