LEICESTER City FC fans who staged a massive brawl and attacked beggars in Madrid's Plaza Mayor ahead of Tuesday's Champions' League quarter-final match against Atlético have been sentenced to four months in jail.
Of the 70 involved, eight were sentenced by a duty judge in Madrid yesterday (Thursday) for public disturbance, and six of these were given another four-month sentence for actual bodily harm against police officers.
Their custodial sentences can be avoided if they pay a substantial fine, although the injured officers will be entitled to compensation.
Prison sentences of less than two years do not have to be served in Spain if they are for a first offence, but as six of the Leicester fans are charged with two offences, they would normally have to go to jail even for this short time if they do not pay the fines.
Leicester fans had travelled to the Spanish capital on Tuesday, and the riot happened in its typically-tranquil central square at around 21.30, forcing police to intervene.
The following evening, defending champion Atlético de Madrid beat Leicester 1-0.
Another of the Leicester hooligans spent the night in custody when he was found to be in possession of firecrackers, but was released with charges of public disorderly.
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