Pablo Alvarez (sitting next to the driver in this picture) is supposedly leader of Argentina’s infamous football hooligans. (Photo courtesy: Tribunero)
Argentine hooligan leader detained at World Cup
Pablo Alvarez was taken into custody Saturday at the Brasilia stadium where Argentina beat Belgium 1-0 in the quarterfinals
Brazil’s Justice Ministry says police have detained the alleged leader of Argentina's infamous football hooligans inside a World Cup stadium.
The ministry says Pablo Alvarez was taken into custody Saturday at the Brasilia stadium where Argentina beat Belgium 1-0 in the quarterfinals.
A ministry statement says Alvarez will be deported after federal police, and Argentine police working with them in Brazil, have finished taking statements from him.
Brazilian authorities have taken precautions to halt known hooligans from entering Brazil for the World Cup, and are deporting those who make it inside the country.
