A man has been seriously injured after disturbances in Belfast city centre.
A second man is also being treated in hospital after trouble broke out in King Street on Saturday afternoon.
It is understood that a gang of football supporters wearing Rangers fc and Linfield fc tops were involved in the violence after Linfield's victory over Cliftonville in the Irish Cup semi-final.
Police were called to the scene at about 1530 GMT. A spokesman said police officers intervened and two men were taken to hospital by ambulance.
Sinn Féin said the trouble was started by a crowd of Linfield supporters.
Sinn Féin assembly member Paul Maskey said: "I urge people not to get involved in any retaliation. The people who carried this out need to be ashamed of themselves. They need to be arrested and put behind bars for a very long time."
The condition of the second man who was taken to hospital is not known.
A second man is also being treated in hospital after trouble broke out in King Street on Saturday afternoon.
It is understood that a gang of football supporters wearing Rangers fc and Linfield fc tops were involved in the violence after Linfield's victory over Cliftonville in the Irish Cup semi-final.
Police were called to the scene at about 1530 GMT. A spokesman said police officers intervened and two men were taken to hospital by ambulance.
Sinn Féin said the trouble was started by a crowd of Linfield supporters.
Sinn Féin assembly member Paul Maskey said: "I urge people not to get involved in any retaliation. The people who carried this out need to be ashamed of themselves. They need to be arrested and put behind bars for a very long time."
The condition of the second man who was taken to hospital is not known.
No one from the football clubs were available for comment,
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