Season 15/16 - June

Euro 2016: Croatian football hooligans bid to get country thrown out of Euro 2016 - 20/06/2016

Source : http://www.rt.com

Croatian hooligans say they will disrupt their nation's final Euro 2016 group game as they attempt to get their side thrown out of the tournament.
The violent gangs have declared war on the Croatian FA (HNS), who they accuse of being corrupt.

They have previously protested against the regime of President Davor Suker and vice president Zdravko Mamic by burning a swastika on the pitch before a qualifier against Italy.

Croatia's last game against the Czech Republic is being investigated by UEFA after fans threw flares and firecrackers onto the field. The hooligans also fought amongst themselves in the stands.

One rebel fan posted on Facebook: "It is obvious that some fans have lost faith that legal ways can change anything in this society."

Hooligans are now targeting Croatia's game against Spain in Bordeaux on Tuesday to try and force UEFA to boot them out of the competition.

Crude plans with directions for protesters have been uploaded onto one official supporters' group Facebook page.

A similar plan of Saint Etienne's stadium, venue for the Czech Republic game, was published on the page less than two hours before kick-off.

Winger Ivan Perisic said it was disappointing to have their tournament impacted on by their fans' behavior.

"Maybe it would be best if we don't play at all," he said.

"Maybe that would actually be better in case these things are going to happen every time we play."

Croatia’s head coach, Ante Cacic, added: "They are not really Croatia supporters. These people are scary and I call them hooligans."

UEFA has already hit Russia with a suspended disqualification after its fans attacked England supporters, while followers of France, Germany, Ukraine, Portugal, Belgium and Hungary have also been involved in skirmishes.

Euro 2016: Is Russia exporting a new breed of football hooligan? - 15/06/2016

Source : BBC

Violence has been part of Russian football for many years. Clashes inside stadiums and organised fights away from them are common. But this weekend's mass disturbances in Marseille have thrust Russian hooliganism into the international spotlight.


The Russian Football Union expressed regret over the fighting and Russia's sports minister described those involved as a disgrace. But other senior officials have praised the hooligans openly as "real men".
Meanwhile the fans themselves seem largely unrepentant, even proud.
"This showed who is the most important among hooligans," Alexei, a supporter of Moscow's CSKA football club who says he took part in the clashes, told me by phone from France.
He said Russian hooligans learned much of what they know from the English.
"In the 70s and 80s everyone would bow down before the English," Alexei says. "Now there are different hooligans. These are different times."

Hashtags like #Marseilleisours appeared on Twitter after the clashes and Russian hooligan groups on social media praised participants.
English fans caught up in the violence have talked of the Russians as savage and say ordinary supporters - not fellow hooligans - were attacked. Russian fans themselves insist they were responding to provocation by the English.
But they do describe a new breed of Russian hooligan - younger, fitter and more sober than his English counterpart.
Russian fans in Marseille Old Port and stadium

"Now many people are boxers or into mixed martial arts, and Russian hooligans often follow a very healthy way of life, avoiding alcohol which used to be part of the subculture," explains journalist Andrei Malosolov, co-founder of Russia's Fans' Union.

"The English like drinking more, and when they drink they lose quality as fighters and slow down. Our people were more prepared, because of the culture these days," he told the BBC, suggesting that the "students" have outgrown their masters.
"Russia and Poland are in top place in the hooligan chart," Andrei Malosolov says. "England has dropped a long way down."
The tabloid paper Komsomolskaya Pravda adopts a similar tone, suggesting that Russia is now clear favourite in what it called the "alternative Euros".
As such, it has published a glossary of hooligan terms for the uninitiated.
The hard-core are known simply as the "fighters", the paper explains, whilst the "Ultras" are the noisy fans behind the goal. Tactics range from a "jump" - striking a few blows then retreating - to a full "action"' aimed at the "moral destruction of the rival".
Video footage of the clashes is usually posted online.
Reports from France suggest that hooligans from multiple clubs were involved in the brawling in Marseille, including from towns little known outside Russia like Orel and Krasnodar. Fans say key members of the bigger hooligan firms, including two linked to Moscow teams CSKA and Spartak, were banned from travelling.
A recent "fans' law" introduced strict sanctions for violations including violence. The president of Russia's fans' union told the BBC that more than 100 hooligans had been blacklisted as a result.

But many of those who did travel, fought with their faces uncovered - apparently unconcerned about repercussions.
Both Russia and England face penalties from Uefa if the violence continues. The ultimate punishment - disqualification - would be devastating for Russia which hosts the World Cup in 2018.
But for now, the mood here is defiant.
"The lads defended the honour of their country," Russian media quoted MP Igor Lebedev, who is also on the executive committee of the Football Union.
The spokesman for Russia's powerful Investigative Committee went even further.
"A normal man, as he should be, surprises them," tweeted Vladimir Markin, referring to European outrage at Russian hooligans. "They're used to seeing 'men' at gay parades," he concluded.
So the fans' own reaction is hardly surprising.
"Of course we are worried about the team, that's the main thing," Alexei told the BBC from France, insisting that there would be no more trouble among the fans without "provocation".
He claimed that the clashes at the end of Saturday's match were sparked by a barrage of abuse from England fans.
"Maybe it was wrong what we did," Alexei admitted. "But if people shout insults, they have to be ready to pay for that."

Euro 2016: Suspected Russian football hooligans warn they will return for Wales match despite being deported from France - 18/06/2016

Source : Wales Online

The group of 20 Russians were booted out of the country after French police accused them of being involved in trouble at Euro 2016

A group of 20 suspected Russian football hooligans have warned they plan to return to France for Monday's crunch clash with Wales despite being deported.

The group were booted out of the country after French police accused them of being involved in trouble at Euro 2016.

They were being held in a closed-off area at Nice airport ahead of a scheduled flight to Moscow on Saturday afternoon.

But, despite their impending removal from France, Alexander Shprygin, the leader of a Russian fan group who is among the 20 to be deported, told the Press Association he has been told their visas will not be canceled and all plan to return to France for Monday's match against Wales.

The 20 were part of a larger group of Russians who were detained by French authorities on Tuesday following violent disorder around England's 1-1 draw with Russia last Saturday.

The fans had been accused by Marseille prefect Stephane Bouillon of "participation in skirmishes linked to the England-Russia game".

"What has happened to us is a complete outrage," Shprygin said by phone from the airport, adding the 20 were not involved in any disorder.

Shprygin, who heads the government-linked All-Russian Fans' Union, has been accused of far-right links and admitted posting far-right symbols online but denies he or his organisation are racist.

French authorities, acting on a tip-off from Russian police, raided a hotel near Cannes on Sunday and combed through hundreds of hours of video to link suspects to the disorder.

Wales face Russia in Toulouse at 8pm on Monday night, a match that could well end Russian interest in the tournament.

Three Russians have already been convicted of offences related to violence and sentenced to prison terms of between one and two years, with the Russian hooligan element described as "hyper violent and hyper rapid" by French authorities.

Fans from England and Wales were involved in a tense face-off with Russian ultras in Lille last week.

Footage from social media showed chairs been thrown outside a bar in the French city as two men in balaclavas were ushered away from the scene.

The Ultras who approached the bar in Lille were wearing 'Orel Butchers' t-shirts. That refers to a well-known Russian hooligan group affiliated to Locomotiv Moscow.

Among the three Russians given prison terms was Alexei Erunov, the director for fan relations at leading Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow. He was sentenced to two years.

Part of the evidence against Erunov was footage filmed by another Russian fan and posted online.

Erunov was seen shouting and gesturing on the video, which also showed acts of violence. He denied playing any role in the violence.

Dynamo Moscow fan Nikolai Morozov received a 12-month sentence and Sergei Gorbachev, the director of a construction company in the central Russian city of Tula, received 18 months.

All three also face a two-year ban from France upon release.

Euro 2016: Russia's soccer hooligans eclipse their teachers  - 18/06/2016

Source : http://www.dw.com/

There are two games going on at Euro 2016 in France now - the sanctioned games on the field and those off the field run by gangs of hooligans who, as Fiona Clark reports, play by their own set of rules.

According to Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, you can't blame Russian soccer fans for their violence - they were provoked.
"We cannot ignore the absolutely provocative actions of fans from other countries. You have probably seen the outrageous footage on television, where a Russian flag is being trampled, when insults against the Russian government, against the leading Russian sportsmen are being chanted," the Sputnik news service quotes Lavrov as saying.
It's a shame he hadn't read a copy of the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, as then he would have understood that provocation is apparently part of the hooligans' game. What to outsiders looks like random attacks by drunk and unruly thugs is apparently all part of a well-organized strategy belonging to a sub-culture of football fanatics - some of whom seem more interested in the fights than the match. They even have their own language, attack plans and financial organizations, called "firms," supporting them. And they say they learnt it all from the English - after all, for decades, they were the best.
From the 1960s to the early 2000s violence at UK soccer matches was the norm - scuffles, pitches invaded, people beaten and crushed and killed in the melees. The beautiful game went from a pleasant family day out to a weekend nightmare that required the constant banning and fining of clubs to get it under control. Then the fans took the violence on tour, so to speak, creating havoc at away matches abroad. As a result English teams were banned from competing in European matches from 1985 to 1990 after the death of 39 Juventus fans at a match in Brussels. At home, the bans, fines and concerted anti-violence campaigns eventually led to a decline in violence, and club games were deemed safe for families to go to again. These days thugs may still wear identifying clothing like a particular brand of shoes, but the fighting has now mostly moved off pitch to designated meeting points away from the stadiums.

The same is true in Russia. Hooliganism began here a little later but has flourished in recent years with the growth in right-wing nationalism and neo-Nazi groups. Clubs like Dynamo and CSKA are well known for their fan violence and racism. A crackdown on violent outbreaks at games means those spoiling for a fight now arrange brawls at remote locations where they're out of police range.
But the clubs' thugs put aside their rivalries when they go abroad, coming together under the umbrella of a "firm" that helps fund their travels, orchestrates their activities and sets the rules of engagement.

A thug's guide

The paper describes the structure of the fans and thugs.
First there's the "kuzmich" - an ordinary football fan, who is not involved with organized bigotry or violence. He would "arrive at Euro 2016 with family or a lover," and even though he may drink a few beers and chant "Ross-i-ya," he is deemed "unworthy" by the real thugs.
Next are the "active fans" or "huliganz." These are fighters who actively participate in what's known as "action," "jumps" or "leaps" - a quick attack involving several blows and an equally quick retreat. He's normally a "young man in good physical shape with great skills in street fighting. He usually wears shorts, comfortable shoes and T-shirts," the paper says. Importantly, he doesn't drink before he jumps.
Then there are the much talked about "ultras" - rowdy supporters who often sit behind the goals and are often the central figures in any trouble.

When these groups come together it's called a "sostav" which means "ingredients" or "composition" - a group of fans gathered ready for action.
They are organized by the "company" or "firm." It gives the group a name, symbols, funds and guidance, Komsomolskaya Pravda claims.
And when the firm consists of ultras and huliganz from different clubs that are coming together for a single purpose, it's an "obshchak."
Putting on the squeeze

The paper says when these groups jump their aim is to destroy the morale of the enemy by "squeezing the rag" - stealing and destroying (usually burning) another team's symbols or flag. These skirmishes don't take long either, the paper says. It adds that the signal to retreat is the not very manly phrase when translated - "give up your slippers" - which basically means drop everything and run.
Inside the stadium victory is scored if you can invade and evict the opposition from their seats at the end of the game - as was seen when the Russian thugs invaded the UK's patch. According to the paper, "in fan circles this is considered the highest chic" - and the action went exactly to plan.
Despite the fact that these outburst of violence have left scores of people injured - some seriously - many in Russia think they've been unfairly singled out as thugs and that this is yet another example of the West picking on them. Some members of parliament even supported the violence as though it were just par for the course.
One deputy, who is also an executive committee member of the Russian Football Union, Igor Lebedev, tweeted: "I don't see anything wrong with the fans fighting. Quite the opposite, well done lads, keep it up!"

The former press secretary of the Russian Football Federation, Andrei Malosolov, praised the violence, asking: "Don't the Russians deserve respect for their fearlessness? They beat the citizens of a country that … has always been an enemy of Russia."
Russia's sports minister condemned the violence but mostly because he feared Russia could be banned from future matches or, even worse, lose the 2018 World Cup.
Komsomolskaya Pravda says it was the action inside the stadium that was "a major, and perhaps fatal mistake."
"Everything that happens in the city is the responsibility of the police. For all the stadium meets, it is UEFA responsibility," and it will decide on any future bans. "UEFA is not ready for such aggression," the paper says.
And neither were the Russian thugs English opponents, by the looks of it. Russians boasted on social media that the UK hooligans they had once revered and emulated were now overweight, unfit and drunk - in other words, easy targets. In one of the saddest ways possible, the students had surpassed their masters.

Euro 2016: Take care, the 100 worse Belgian hooligans arrive in Nice ! - 21/06/2016

Source : http://www.dhnet.be

Created after Brussels bombings, this group chose Nice to come to let off stream.

In view of the fact that the stadium of Nice is smaller than the one from Bordeaux and especially of Lyon, the Belgian supporters will be a bit fewer in number that to the first games. 9.000 Belgians are waited. But take care, among them, there would be between 100 and 150 hooligans of Casuals United Belgium.

Who? The Casuals United Belgium is a yet very known and rather new group. It was created just after the Brussels bombings. It is them who - on March 27th - had taken attack the Beurs in Brussels during the homage to the victims.

Casuals United regroups about 200 hooligans, who represent the big Belgian clubs. Those of Anderlecht and Antwerp are at the root of initiative, but meantime, they were joined by members of Standard, of Bruges, of Charleroi and even of... La Louvière.

Even if they were strongly criticised for their aggressive attitude, on March 27th, their initial intentions are good: they want to struggle against terrorism. Their main value is ultra-nationalism. Racism is under no circumstances one of their motives. Besides, some of 200 members are of African or Maghrebian origins.

Since the drawing, in December 2015, the Casuals United Belgium is attracted by this match in Nice. Just as Marseille, Nice is considered to be a city of hooligans. These 100 hooligans - among which the majority are under bans of stadium in Belgium - will not attend match all, but will strut about in city, in search of potential rivals.

Even if the hooliganism exists in Sweden, it is unlikely that confrontations will take place with Scandinavian hooligans. It is especially Frenchmen and perhaps Englishmen that could be potential rivals. Conflicts in Marseille and in Lens - where several Belgians were present - made dream about our hooligans.

Very strangely, the Casuals United Belgium does not fight between them. However, when they represent the colours of their clubs, the brawlers organise battles in secret places, as car parks or woods. But as soon as they are Casuals United, they are friends.

The success of the national team has an effect snowball on the Casuals United Belgium, who considers himself to be the hooligans of the Red Devils. Hard core becomes more and more big, even if the majority of them cannot assist games of Red Devils the stadium King Baudouin, seen their stadium bans.

The Belgian police will not accompany hooligans in Nice. It will be to the French police force to be attentive. The Belgian policemen are only ten in France.

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Euro 2016 : Spanish far-right fans to be kicked out of France - 21/06/2016

Source : http://www.thelocal.es/

The public prosecutor in the southern French city of Nice has ruled that 11 Spanish fans arrested prior to last Friday's win by Spain over Turkey in Nice should be expelled.

Six Spanish police working alongside French counterparts identified the 11, some of whom bore tattoed portraits of Hitler and Goebbels and Nazi insignia, as troublemakers.

Four of the group are accused of stealing from and assaulting a supermarket owner in Nice after he refused to sell them alcohol before the game, in line with a tournament ban.

Their expulsion came as two Hungarian Foreign Legion members were found guilty of offensive acts against police during unrest in Stade Velodrome in Marseille before Hungary's game against Iceland on Saturday.

They were given suspended two-month jail terms.

The two were drunk and said to have spat on police struggling to hold back Hungarian fans who crossed security barriers to get into the same section of the stadium, forcing riot police to intervene.

A 25-year-old Hungarian filmed taking part in attacks on police during the brawl was given a six-month custodial sentence

'Perfect hooligan kit'

A fourth Hungarian caught in Marseille's city centre with a bag containing flares, a ski mask and a gum shield was given a suspended 15-day jail term. Prosecutor Olivier Sabine called it "the perfect hooligan kit."

A Hungarian and Slovak man who tried to smuggle flares into the stadium were also given suspended 15-day sentences.

Meanwhile, a French-Albanian man who hid a banned flare in his rectum to smuggle it into a fan zone was due to appear in court in Nice

Two people were hurt when the flare was set off, prosecutors said.

Pat-down searches at the Nice fan zone before last Wednesday's match between France and Albania failed to find the 18 centimetre (seven-inch) by four centimetre (1.6-inch) flare which was reportedly hidden in a condom.

The 18-year-old set off the flare in the fan zone causing burns to two people as well as himself, prosecutors said.

An Albanian was charged over a knife fight in the fan zone in Lyon the same night in which two people were injured, prosecutors said.

Ukraine - Poland - 21/06/2016

Source : Mail






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Source : http://www.sportskeeda.com

French police break up fight among Polish fans in Marseille

French police on Tuesday broke up a fight between Polish fans in Marseille and detained two of them ahead of Poland's final Euro 2016 group stage match against Ukraine.

Thousands of Polish supporters swarmed through the narrow streets of the city's Vieux Port (Old Port) district, drinking, chanting and letting off smoke bombs before the match. Poland needs at least a draw to qualify for the knockout phase.

The fight erupted suddenly among a group of hardcore Polish fans and was swiftly quelled by police deployed around the waterfront. Officers led two supporters away in handcuffs as a water canon truck stood by.






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Source : http://www.longisland.com/

Water Cannon, Tear Gas Used Against Poland Fans

Scuffles have briefly broken out in Marseille's Old Port neighborhood ahead of the European Championship match between Poland and Ukraine.

Riot police fired tear gas and detained at least two people after rowdy fans threw bottles and fought in the waterfront streets that were the scene to three days of violence involving Russian and English fans and French locals early in the tournament.

The unrest quickly died down in the Old Port as the fans began walking toward the Stade Velodrome for the Group C match.

Poland supporters vastly outnumbered their Ukrainian counterparts.

Later, brief clashes have erupted outside Marseille's Stade Velodrome, with police using a water cannon and tear gas to disperse unruly Poland fans.








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Source : www.mirror.co.uk/






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Source : Mail

Czech Republic - Turkey - 21/06/2016

Source : http://www.joe.co.uk/

Flare-throwing Turkish fans mar Ozan Tufan's goal

Another Euro 2016 game, another set of fans covering themselves in glory.

Whether it's Russians rampaging across the terraces, English supporters scrapping in the streets or protesting Croatian fans lobbing flares at ground staff, we've seen the ugly side of football fandom all too often at this tournament.

This time it was Turkish fans under the spotlight for questionable behaviour...yet again.

With security tightened around games and fears of further terrorist atrocities just beneath the surface of the tournament in France, incidents of flares being lit in the stands are not going down well.

Turkish fans have already had the finger pointed for using flares in their previous two games - including during the 3-0 defeat against Spain.

Needing to win by a four goal margin to qualify ahead of Northern Ireland, it was game on in their third fixture against the Czech Republic when Ozan Tufan put them 2-0 up to keep the dream alive.

It was a sumptuous finish. But as the Turkish fans behind the goal went wild, some ruined the moment and lobbed lit flares onto the pitch.

Hungary - Portugal - 22/06/2016

Source : https://www.leprogres.fr/





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Source : Mail

Euro : Friends of Andrew Bache are overwhelmed as donations near £30,000 - 22/06/2016

Source : http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/

"THE people of Portsmouth have not let us down in a time of need".

That was the message from the close friends of Pompey fan Andrew Bache who is in a Marseille hospital following a brutal attack last weekend.

Mr Bache, 51, is recovering after being hit multiple times in the head by a Russian thug before England’s opening European Championship game.

Since the incident, more than £26,000 has been raised by people in Portsmouth as well as people around the world including Australia, Japan and Canada.

Tim House, Steve Ayling and Crispin Harwood have known Mr Bache for more than 40 years and have been organising fundraisers along with other close friends Jason Ricketts, Paul Van Der Herck, John Madden and Andy Essery.

They were at the Shepherd’s Crook, in Milton, on Saturday evening to help raise more money.

Tim said: ‘The amount we have raised is unbelievable. The people of Portsmouth always come together in a time of need and they have not let us down.

‘We never expected to raise so much money. Initially our target was £5,000 so to raise nearly £30,000 is totally unbelievable.’

Steve added: ‘The whole community in Portsmouth has come together. Everywhere we go someone wants to give money.

‘People in Southampton have also been donating; the football community across the country have been giving money and showing their support.’

The money will be used to support Mr Bache, known as Pepe, and his family who are currently by his side in Marseille.

Updates on the crowdfunding Just Giving page by Mr Bache’s brother Dean said he has been showing signs of improvement daily. He thanked everyone for their continued support.

Crispin said: ‘We set up the fundraising page to help with the hardship for Andrew and his family.

‘Whether people can give £3 or £300 it is all appreciated and it will all be used to support Andrew. The amount raised is just overwhelming.’

Tesco Extra in Havant has been raising money and donated a prize for the raffle on Saturday.

Community champion Vanda French said: ‘So far, we have raised £350 for Andrew. Our customers have been so generous.

‘It is amazing to see the total amount that has been raised.’

Kennington man handed five year banning order for violence with Russian fans in Marseille - 23/06/2016

Source : http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/

A Kennington man has been handed a five-year ban from attending football matches after he was caught on CCTV taking part in the violence that erupted between Russian and English football fans.

Joe Pizarro, 34, of Clayton Street was identified by the Met Police’s football intelligence officers, who searched through French Police’s footage of riots between England and Russia fans in Marseille.

The 34-year-old appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court yesterday, and was made to answer for public disorder charges committed on June 10, the day before Enlgand’s match against Russia.

Detective Superintendent Andy Barnes, from the Met’s Public Order Branch, said: “The vast majority of travelling British fans are well behaved and in France to enjoy the tournament. Sadly a small minority have engaged in disorder. This will not be tolerated.

“By acting quickly we have prevented this man from travelling back to France to cause more trouble. What’s more he will not be able to cause trouble at games in the UK either.

“We continue to work closely with the UK Football Policing Unit who are leading the UK policing operation, and together will pursue banning orders against those involved in disorder.”

Euro 2016: Tournament's worst hooligan battlegrounds REVEALED - 23/06/2016

Source : http://www.dailystar.co.uk/

EURO 2016’s most violent, bloody and controversial hooligan battlegrounds



The tournament has been plagued by controversy from day one.

Amid terror threats and major security concerns, Russian supporters vowed to “absolutely obliterate” all who stood in their way.

And they’ve done just that.

In the group stage of Euro 2016 alone, there have been a disgraceful EIGHT major hooligan bust-ups between rival fans in the various host cities.

Russian Ultras stormed the English in their tournament opener in Marseille.

And then marched north to clash heads with both Wales and England supporters in Lens.

But the Russians have only been active in two of the major battlegrounds so far.

Ukraine clashed with Germany in Lille, Northern Ireland clashed with Poland in Nice and Ukraine were at it again against Poland in Marseille.

Croatia went further still.

Their supporters threw flares onto the pitch in a game against Czech Republic in Saint Etienne.

And they even threatened to attack the referee before their clash with Spain in Bordeaux.

Meanwhile, fascist supporting Hungarian supporters rioted and charged at Iceland fans during their match, again, in Marseille – the Kalashnikov capital of Europe.

It’s been a brutal tournament so far and could yet prove to be the most dangerous ever.

But we’re coming up to the knockout stages now, so let’s hope we all start talking a bit more about the footie.

Police hunt 73 England fans over Euro 2016 violence - 23/06/2016

Source : https://www.metro.co.uk/

Police have released pictures of 73 England fans suspected of being involved in violence in Marseille at Euro 2016.

Officers are looking to identify the men as part of an investigation in to clashes ahead England’s Euro 2016 game against Russia.

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Some 14 England fans were hospitalised following the clashes with police, Russian fans and some locals.

Chairs and beer bottles were thrown in violent scenes after 150 ‘hyper rapid, hyper violent’ Russian hooligans launched an attack on supporters in the port city.

Two England fans are still in hospital with serious injuries, including Andrew Bache, 51, from Portsmouth and Stewart Gray, 47, from Leicester, who was found injured near the Rue Forte Notre Dame area at 4pm.

Police said Mr Gray, who recently opened his eyes after being in a coma, was wearing a blue t-shirt and was part of a group of fans who had gathered in the city centre at around 2.30pm.

Officers have no footage to show how he came to be injured.

Mr Bache, 51, suffered a cardiac arrest, extensive brain injuries and a lung infection after being set upon by Russians armed with iron bars.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council warned any England supporters found to have been involved in the disorder could face football banning orders in the UK.

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Roberts, NPCC lead for football policing, said: ‘The violence in Marseilles was highly organised and those involved appeared determined to carry out sustained attacks at a level of aggression I have not encountered in the past 10 years.

‘We are very aware that this involved a small minority of English supporters. Investigations will continue and these fans could be subject to a football banning order on their return to the UK.

‘Our investigation team is on hand to assist the French police in any way that we can to ensure those involved are identified and prevented from engaging in further disorder.’

Euro 2016 First Round - 23/06/2016

Source : Mail

Police forced to intervene with pepper spray as English fans try to provoke Irish in Lyon - 24/06/2016

Source : http://www.independent.ie/

French police were forced to intervene on England fans who tried to provoke the Irish in Lyon last night.

England play Iceland in Nice on Monday and a number of their fans are staying in Lyon where Ireland play France tomorrow.

One Ireland fan told Independent.ie that the vast majority of England fans in Lyon have been very friendly but one group "tried to provoke trouble" in the early hours outside a fast food restaurant.

"Most have been absolutely sound but one group approached Ireland fans outside a pizza place and started to sing anti-IRA songs. It was quite clear they were looking for trouble and was starting to get nasty," one Ireland fan told Independent.ie.

"There was a large crowd of Ireland fans present and they must be commended for not reacting. The French police were nearby and they waded in with pepper spray when they saw the incident escalating.

"They actually had to run around us to confront the English and then chased them down the street.

"While the Ireland fans showed great restraint and just laughed at the English's pathetic actions, there was a sense that patience was running thin and maybe the police sensed that and that's why they intervened."

Ireland fans started to arrive in Lyon yesterday with the majority expected to arrive today and tomorrow.

Hungary - Belgium - 26/06/2016

Source : Mail

ENGLAND fans face more Euro 2016 hooligan hell from a gang of Belgian Brexit bashers who have travelled 750 miles to Nice to target them - 25/06/2016

Source : http://www.dailystar.co.uk/

Up to 150 members of far right thug mob Casuals United Belgium are feared to be lying in wait in the French south coast resort for Three Lions supporters arriving for Monday's last 16 knockout clash with Iceland.

The gang – most of whom are already banned from stadiums for violence – are elite thugs drawn from hooligan firms.

They went on the rampage during a tribute to the victims of the March Islamic State terror attacks on the Brussels airport and metro which left 35 dead – including three suicide bombers.

According to hooligan websites the mob – who cannot follow Belgium at the tournament due to their banned status – instead plan to descend on Nice to target England fans following the nation’s decision to exit the Brussels-based European Union.

They intend to march through Nice in a show of force designed to provoke challengers.

A source warned Three Lions supporters to be on their guard as only 10 Belgian police 'spotters’ have travelled to France to pick out troublemakers and none will be on the ground in Nice.

''They are a fairly new and not yet well-known group but they are anxious to build a reputation,’’ the Belgian source said.

''The group was created in the aftermath of the Brussels terror attacks.

''Their initial intention was to fight terrorism but in reality they want to fight everyone.

''The success of the national team had a snowball effect on Casuals United Belgium.

''The core becomes greater although the majority of them cannot attend matches.

''The group has chosen Nice to let off steam.

''Nice is considered the city of hooligans.

''They will parade in the city looking for potential adversaries.’’

The source claimed some of the hooligans were present during three days of attacks by Russian Ultras on England fans in Marseille before the teams’ opening 1-1 draw.

Then gangs of black t-shirted Russian thugs attacked Three Lions supporters with knives, baseball bats and metal poles leaving two in comas.

Some of the Belgians are also said to have travelled to Lille where the Russian paramilitaries targeted England again before the Three Lions’ 2-1 victory over Wales.

England fans were attacked by French thugs wearing black shirts with red crosses on their arms in Lyon before the 0-0 draw with Slovakia that clinched the runner up spot in Group B and set up the winner-takes-all clash with Iceland.

Sources said Friday’s referendum result – which saw Brits vote to quit the EU – will have stoked the Belgian thugs’ fury.

''The English are potential opponents,’’ another said.

''They will be viewed as an enemy.’’

In March 450 of Casuals – wearing black shirts and balaclavas – sparked global outrage when they tore through the Place de la Bourse in Brussels which had become a shrine to those who lost their lives in the terror attacks.

They gave Nazi salutes, chanted racist slogans and hurled bottled at peaceful protesters who had gathered in tribute of the victims.

Afterwards the hooligans boasted on Facebook of their antics.

Other members shared pictures of far-right supporters across the country holding banners saying 'f*** Isis’.

One posted a photo of Ku Klux Klan horsemen encircling a burning cross in the shape of a thumbs up

Pictures of the march were tweeted by former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson, with the caption: ''Football lads have taken to the streets of Brussels today in resistance to Islam.’’

But Peter Mertens, president of the communist-leaning Workers Party of Belgium dismissed the description of the protestors as 'simple football fans’.

''Casuals United Belgium is infiltrated from top to bottom by the extreme right-wing and has contacts with many groups of extreme right-wing abroad,’’ he wrote.

''Dozens of black shirts of the extreme right trampled flowers of the place de la bourse, chanted slogans against immigrants and made Nazi salutes.

''These blackshirts are exactly what the terrorists-Salafis want - pitting people against each other, strengthening racism and preparing new wars.’’

England fans have begun to arrive in Nice’s 35-degree heat by plane, train, automobile and camper van.

Supporters headed straight to bars on the city’s Promenade des Anglais.

Up to 50,000 fans are expected to make their way to the city in the next 24 hours.

England fan Andrew Bache to come home after being in coma following Marseille violence - 27/06/2016

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An England fan who was seriously injured during the violence in Marseille at Euro 2016 should be home in the next few days, according to his family.

Andrew Bache, 51, was left in a coma after suffering a cardiac arrest and serious brain injuries during the eruption of violence in the city centre before England's opening match against Russia on June 11.

He was one of 35 fans injured, mainly English, in fights which Russian fans have been blamed for instigating.

Bache's friends, who launched an appeal to help him and his family, have raised more than £27,000.

On the fundraising webpage, his family say Bache has opened his eyes and is expected to be repatriated to England within the next few days to continue being treated at Southampton General Hospital.

French police are still on the hunt for a number of men involved in the violence and are appealing to anyone who may have seen or filmed anything that night to get in touch.

Three Russians have been jailed for up to two years and 20 others were expelled.

Euro 2016: Huddersfield football fan was jailed over violence for political reasons says family - 27/06/2016

Source : http://www.examiner.co.uk/

An England fan who was seriously injured during the violence in Marseille at Euro 2016 should be home in the next few days, according to his family.

The uncle of an England fan from Huddersfield jailed following football violence in Marseille has said he feels the sentence was “political”.

Alexander Booth, a 20-year-old chef from Huddersfield, was jailed earlier this month after being accused of throwing an object - believed to be a plastic cup - at police as ugly scenes played out in the city in south France.

Five other England supporters were also jailed for their part in violence which involved 150 “hyper violent” Russian fans ahead of the Euro 2016 game between Roy Hodgson’s side and Russia.

Nigel Booth, 53, from Brighouse, is in Nice for the Three Lions’ last 16 match against Iceland and had an England flag with #freeboothy written on for the game.

Another flag on show as England fans soaked up the French sun ahead of the game said “HTFC” and “Free the Huddersfield Boys”.

A second Huddersfield man, Steve Cornell, was also jailed in the crackdown.

Speaking on the beach off the Promenade des Anglais, Mr Booth said: “If he had done it I would understand, but he didn’t. We think it’s political.

“He’s not a hooligan. He’s done nothing but mouth it off a little bit. It was his first tournament, he’d been saving up and planning this trip with my brother for 12 months.

“They had been in Marseille the day before (the violence) and enjoyed the atmosphere, they were singing, dancing, joining in and just having a good time.”

Alexander Booth, who was on the trip with Nigel and father Chris Booth, spent his 20th birthday in a cell after being arrested near the Vieux Port area of Marseille after trouble flared.

Nigel Booth said his nephew was guilty of giving the police “a few verbals” after being pepper sprayed, but is adamant he did not throw anything towards police.

He said: “We thought at the worst he’ll be deported ... then I heard he had got two months in prison.

Euro 2016: Huddersfield man is first to be jailed in Marseille for football violence

“It was devastating.”

During his court case in Marseille earlier this month, Alexander Booth said: “I would like to say sorry to the police and to the people and city of Marseille.

“I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Free fight - ??/06/2016

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Willem II Tilburg (The Netherlands) vs Standard Liège (Belgium)
16 vs 16
3 rounds
Willem II won.

Five nabbed in Croatia linked to flares at match - 27/06/2016

Source : http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/

Police have arrested five people suspected of being among hooligans who threw flares during Croatia's Euro 2016 match against the Czech Republic in France, officials said on Monday.

Four men, arrested in the Split region, are suspected of "causing disorder and attacking other fans at the stadium in Saint-Etienne on June 17", according to a prosecutors' statement.

Another 28-year-old man was arrested in nearby Sibenik on suspicion of "endangering public order by using violence" during the match, a police statement said.

Media reported that the detained men, aged between 19 and 23, were identified on video recordings of the match.

At least one suspect was believed to be a hardcore supporter of the Hajduk Split supporters' group, Torcida, according to media.

The Croatian football federation suspected Torcida members of being behind the incident.

If found guilty, the suspects face up to five years in prison for causing trouble at a sports event.

Interior Minister Vlaho Orepic had said a total of 32 people who took part in the incident were identified. Most were from Split.

Croatian fans threw more than 10 flares on the pitch at the end of the match, causing a four-minute suspension. Croatia were leading 2-1 when the game was halted. But they gave away a penalty and the game ended 2-2.

The incident sparked outrage in the Balkan nation while Uefa fined Croatia €100,000 (S$150,200).

Croatia's football federation had insisted that Uefa and French police had been warned that hooligans planned to disrupt the match.

Croatian football fans have a history of throwing flares at matches and chanting pro-Nazi slogans.

Ahead of Euro 2016, Croatian police sent a list that named 326 potential troublemakers to France.

PFC Slavia Sofia - Zaglebie Lubin SSA - 30/06/2016

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Source : Extremesupporters website

KF Shkendija - MKS Cracovia Kraków - 30/06/2016

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Cracovia lads



Shkendija

Portugal - Poland - 30/06/2016

Source : http://www.abola.pt/

Before the game, polish hools attacked the portuguese fans near the Velodrome stadium. Police had to intervened.

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Channel 4 capture the deplorable behaviour of some England "fans" at Euro 2016 - 28/06/2016

Source : http://www.sportsjoe.ie/

They went undercover during the tournament.

Euro 2016 has been a celebration of football as fans from all over Europe have come together to enjoy the sport that we all love so much.

It's very likely that you've seen some wonderful footage of fans joking, laughing and drinking together before matches because football is one of the very few things that can unite people regardless of their nationality, gender, race, religion etc.

This being said, there are always a few idiots that use events like the European Championships as an excuse to spread their racist and hateful rhetoric.

Channel 4's 7 o'clock show captured this undercover footage of England "fans" in France and it's fair to assume that these are the exact type of morons that were involved in those unsavory scenes in Marseille a few weeks ago.