Former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti used England as a success story in how to combat hooliganism yesterday after a supporter died on Sunday in violent clashes in Spain.

A 43-year-old Deportivo La Coruna fan was beaten up and thrown into the Manzanares river. He was pulled out by firefighters but died hours later in hospital.

Twelve more people were reported as injured — some were treated for stab wounds — during the outbreak of violence which is said to have involve over 200 people.