British football hooligans ordered to surrender passports ahead of World Cup

LONDON - Scotland Yard on Monday ordered 132 football hooligans to surrender their passports in order to prevent them from travelling to the World Cup in Russia.

The Londoners with football-related convictions are subject to banning orders which stop them from travelling to watch England abroad.

The Metropolitan Police warned them that if they do not surrender their passports they would be pursued by police and face arrest.

Officers will be at police stations across London on Monday and Tuesday to collect passports from people on the banned list.

Police will also be at Heathrow Airport in London to watch for known troublemakers trying to travel to the tournament.

Up to 10,000 England fans are expected to travel to Russia for the championships which start on June 14. Russian authorities are expected to implement a massive crackdown on disorder with fears of a repeat of clashes between Russian and English fans in Marseilles at Euro 2016.

British police said that any supporters who police believe will provoke or contribute to violence abroad will be prevented from travelling under Section 21b of the Football Spectators Act 1989.