English Beat Up Scots, Fans Beat Each Other

Police arrested 200 people before, during and after England defeated Scotland, 1-0, in an exhibition soccer match watched by 70,000 rowdy fans at Wembley Stadium in London.

Only 18,000 tickets were sent to the Scottish Football Assn., but observers said fan loyalty seemed to be almost equally divided. One Scottish fan fell to his death from a train en route to the match.

Most of the arrests were for drunkenness and public order offenses with police dealing quickly with one major outbreak of fighting between rival fans in the stadium just as the second half was about to begin. Nearly 100 people were treated for minor injuries.

English clubs are hoping the incidents will not jeopardize their chances of returning to European competition next season. English clubs have been banned since the 1985 Heysel Stadium tragedy, in which 39 people died in a stampede caused by rioting Liverpool fans at the Champions’ Cup final against Italy’s Juventus in Brussels.