Manchester United fans clashed with rival AS Roma supporters ahead of a Champions League soccer match in Rome, police said. Ansa news agency reported that five Manchester United supporters and one Roma fan were taken to hospital with stab wounds but that none were in a serious condition. Police had no details of the number or nationalities of the injured. The clashes broke out outside Rome's Olympic Stadium, where the match was due to start at 8.45 p.m. (1945 GMT).

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