Living with a football banning order

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Specialist football police units will be at airports across the UK this week checking the passports of fans leaving for the World Cup in South Africa.

20-year-old 'Pete' - not his real name - is one of the 3,143 people banned from flying to the tournament. He is serving a three-year banning order after getting involved in football violence in 2008.

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How did you get the ban in the first place?

So what happened next?

What is it like to miss a match?

How else does it affect your life?

What do you think about it looking back now?

When will the ban run out?

What about your friends and family?

What about this World cup?