Prisoners are becoming increasingly worried for their safety when they play football and bosses at HMP Swaleside in Kent believes it's because of the prevalence of drugs and the consequent debt View 3 Images Prisoners no longer want to play football - for fear of 'revenge' tackles (stock image) (Image: Alamy Stock Photo)

Prison chiefs say they are struggling to put together a jail football team - because lags are ’too scared’ of being tackled. ‌

Scores of inmates at the 1,100-capacity HMP Swaleside in Kent used to play regular 11-a-side games, but now the jail struggles to get even 10 blokes to play in a five-a-side. A report into the jail found that the reason for the sudden slump in popularity was that top dog lags used the footy matches to ‘exact revenge’ on those who

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