Greeting the BNP organisers at a nearby service station was Neil Keilty, a BNP member and Aston Villa football hooligan from Birmingham.

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Even though many bars across the capital have managed to avoid the "booze ban" by selling beer tokens, the stereotypical drunken football hooligan does not seem to have a place here.

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But it remains to be seen whether wine and Weisswurst will impress the full spectrum of football enthusiasts, from head of state to hooligan.

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