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.

Ancelotti, who now manages Real Madrid, said: “I experienced this in Italy. It’s a sad day. Everybody who works in football hopes that this never happens.

“It’s important to condemn all this, the violence around football. It’s clear that the whole footballing world has to work to prevent this in the future.

“I have experience in England and I think they have done many things and done very well to eliminate this scourge.

“They had a terrible experience with hooligans, they did an incredible job in dealing with the problems. In Spain they have to do the same to get rid of this plague.”