Police officers will be responsible for soccer team fan clubs, Bulgaria's police chief, Gen. Vassil Vassilev, announced on Tuesday.

He met with Sports Minister Vassil Ivanov and reps of the clubs to mull measure against hooliganism and violence at the country's stadiums.

The officers will accompany the teams in all of their trips and have frequent interviews with fan club reps.

Another step agreed by the officials is election of club delegates who will attend police briefings and then be dispatched among team supporters across Bulgarian stadiums.

These consultations were held following last Wednesday's accident during a CSKA-Galatasaray match when a teenager threw a handmade firework into the crowd, injuring three people. One of the victims, a 22-year-old girl, suffers skull fracture and a brain haemorrhage. Her life is said to be still at risk.

Football hooliganism -- including throwing fireworks, thrashing stadium facilities and fighting among rival teams' fans -- has been a major trouble to Bulgarian police. The country recently hammered out new legislation in a bid to cope with the problem.

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