Man sentenced over knife at Villa Park clashes*

A man found with a knife in his pocket when violence broke out before an Aston Villa game against Legia Warsaw has been handed a suspended prison term.

Konrad Blaszkowski, from Bristol, was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for a year, at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday.

The 40-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article.

He was one of a number of Legia Warsaw fans charged after the disorder near Villa Park on 30 November.

The violence erupted when about 1,000 away supporters were not given tickets, West Midlands Police said previously.

Flares, bricks and bottles were thrown towards police during the clashes, which saw five officers injured along with police dogs and horses.

Forty-six men were initially charged following the incident, with charges against 39 of those later dropped.

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