England versus Holland is off due to London riots
England’s friendly against Holland at Wembley tomorrow has been called off in the wake of the rioting in London, the Football Association confirmed today.
The news seemed inevitable with disturbances taking place in places far removed from the area of Tottenham - where the original disquiet arose on Saturday evening.
With the Metropolitan Police unaware of how much further the violence would spread, there was little alternative other than to scrap the contest, for which around 70,000 tickets had been sold.