article_snippet: Meanwhile, five men linked to last month's incident have been served with summonses to appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court on March 25 'regarding a police application for football banning orders'.
article_snippet: Football banning orders are issued by courts following a conviction for a football-related offence after a complaint by the Crown Prosecution Service or local police, the Home Office website says.
article_snippet: five men can last for between three and 10 years.
article_snippet: Breaches of the orders can result in a sentence of up to six months in prison.