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Sat 04 Apr 2007Uefa official highly critical of IFCA senior Uefa official has launched an extraordinary attack on the Independent Football Commission (IFC), accusing it of "wildly over-the-top sycophancy" towards English clubs after the watchdog pointed out deficiencies in safety standards and crowd control at many European stadiums.After a week in which Italian and Spanish police have been strongly criticised for disproportionately violent tactics when dealing with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur fans, Uefa has accused the IFC of displaying "a strong xenophobic undercurrent" in a report on the experiences of the six English clubs that took part in European competition last season.