Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano arrives for a confidence vote at the Senate in Rome February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
ROME, Reuters - Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano is working on a proposal for lifetime stadium bans for football hooligans following violence before this month's Cup final in which three Napoli fans were shot.
Stadium bans, handed out by the police and not the courts in Italy, can be given to supporters for a wide variety of offences including fighting and displaying offensive banners. The current maximum ban is five years.
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