LONDON, June 4 (Sputnik) - London Metropolitan Police Service, also known as Scotland Yard, have requested fans subject to a football ban to hand in their passports to prevent them from traveling for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the police service said on Monday.
"The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is reminding Londoners who are subject to a football banning order to hand in their passports," the statement published on Scotland Yard's official website said.
MPS added that all those who failed to comply with the request would face persecution and arrest, while police officers will be monitoring fans traveling to Russia from London's Heathrow airport.
"We want to ensure that no fan who is subject to a football banning order is able to travel through Heathrow airport to the World Cup to watch England," Metropolitan police sergeant Dave Hine was quoted as saying by the website.
According to the Football Spectators Act 1989, all supporters who the police believe will provoke or contribute to violence can be banned from attending sporting events abroad.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will take place in 11 Russian cities from June 14 to July 15. England were drawn in Group G where they will face Tunisia, Panama and Belgium.
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