{"id":586533,"date":"2025-11-22T09:54:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/586533\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T09:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:54:23","slug":"dna-spray-for-sheffield-wednesday-v-sheffield-united-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/586533\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA spray for Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United match"},"content":{"rendered":"

DNA tagging spray will be used by South Yorkshire Police for the first time at Sunday’s Sheffield football derby to identify trouble-causing fans.<\/p>\n

The spray contains a synthetic DNA-like solution which is invisible on an individual’s clothing and skin, but is detectable using ultraviolet light making it easier to trace those involved in disorder.<\/p>\n

It was first used at a football match by Cheshire Police in March 2025, and since then other forces including West Yorkshire Police have made used of the spray.<\/p>\n

Supt Charlotte Bloxham, who is overseeing the Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United game at Hillsborough, said the match should be a “celebration of sport, not a platform for criminal behaviour”.<\/p>\n

There is a strong rivalry between the two Sheffield teams and the game will be the first local derby this season.<\/p>\n

When Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday played at Bramall Lane on 10 November 2024, it resulted in 22 fans being banned from attending club games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police said the “vast majority” of fans would be there to “enjoy the occasion” and disruption would “not be tolerated”.<\/p>\n

The force said the SelectaDNA spray would be deployed “as part of our zero-tolerance approach”.<\/p>\n

Supt Bloxham added: “This roll-out demonstrates our proactive approach to keeping matches safe and enjoyable for everyone.<\/p>\n

“The vast majority of fans are respectful and law-abiding, and this measure will help us deal swiftly with those who are not.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DNA tagging spray will be used by South Yorkshire Police for the first time at Sunday’s Sheffield football…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":586534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-586533","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-sheffield","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115592748423085668","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/586534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}