FOOTBALL bosses fear England's friendly with Holland tomorrow will be called off if the London riots continue.
Cops last night cancelled today's games at West Ham, Charlton and Crystal Palace.
Now police could KO the Wembley date, even though 70,000 tickets are sold.
A Met Police spokesman said: "Every football match in London is subject to assessment around police resources."
A decision over whether the England game goes ahead will be made tomorrow morning.
Cops are worried the Wembley area could become a potential flashpoint for rioters and looters.
And with police resources already severely stretched, Met chiefs may decide their officers set for duty at the national stadium should be deployed elsewhere.
The England-Holland international is not seen as a high-priority match compared to the clash between Manchester United and Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday at Wembley.
But fears were reinforced last night with further outbreaks of violence and looting across the capital.
The three matches cancelled for tonight were all first-round ties in the League Cup.
West Ham's date with Aldershot, Charlton's meeting against Reading and the Crystal Palace match with Crawley were all axed.
Addicks chief executive Stephen Kavanagh said: "We've been monitoring the situation as it's been developing all evening, and have been in constant contact with the police.
"Clearly the most important factor is people's safety.
"The police have told us they believe the match should be postponed on safety grounds, and obviously we have taken that advice."
Cops last night cancelled today's games at West Ham, Charlton and Crystal Palace.
Now police could KO the Wembley date, even though 70,000 tickets are sold.
A Met Police spokesman said: "Every football match in London is subject to assessment around police resources."
A decision over whether the England game goes ahead will be made tomorrow morning.
And with police resources already severely stretched, Met chiefs may decide their officers set for duty at the national stadium should be deployed elsewhere.
The England-Holland international is not seen as a high-priority match compared to the clash between Manchester United and Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday at Wembley.
But fears were reinforced last night with further outbreaks of violence and looting across the capital.
The three matches cancelled for tonight were all first-round ties in the League Cup.
West Ham's date with Aldershot, Charlton's meeting against Reading and the Crystal Palace match with Crawley were all axed.
Addicks chief executive Stephen Kavanagh said: "We've been monitoring the situation as it's been developing all evening, and have been in constant contact with the police.
"Clearly the most important factor is people's safety.
"The police have told us they believe the match should be postponed on safety grounds, and obviously we have taken that advice."
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