The beautiful game ....

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The Russians will kill them !!!

Dutch television broadcasters TV5 reported on Friday that police are no longer enforcing the public alcohol ban in the city’s red light district as it is becoming impossible to enforce due to the large number of England fans in the area.

Police have also confirmed that there will be an increased presence at the stadium in order to avoid any more violent clashes with supporters. There is an increased awareness of fans’ behaviour from back in the United Kingdom given the potential for violent scenes at the 2018 World Cup this summer in Russia, given the ugly clashes that were witnessed between English and Russian supporters at the 2016 European Championship in France.

 

[Z Victor 1]

Not football fans though are they ? They are the same t..ts who cause trouble every weekend outside bars, drive like t..ts having been drinking or taking drugs, cause trouble on holiday, etc, etc. Assholes are assholes wherever they are. What they need is a bit of police brutality, which they may well encounter if they go to Russia !

 

[Rha]

Not football fans though are they ? They are the same t..ts who cause trouble every weekend outside bars, drive like t..ts having been drinking or taking drugs, cause trouble on holiday, etc, etc. Assholes are assholes wherever they are. What they need is a bit of police brutality, which they may well encounter if they go to Russia !

Bl...y TV dropped out of signal 5times last night, yeh you guessed, I had to wait to see the only goal. I'm about to give VM a hard time on the phone. As for the fans it's down to the authorities in each country to come down on them wether they started the trouble or not. In Holland last night the trouble makers should have their passports confiscated. Held as illegals, Dutch authority only releasing their passports when convinced the fan has changed attitude and paid for thier keep. Incarceration only works alongside a secondary punishment, ask me, I worked in HMP service for twenty years and not convinced our system is tough enough. Also served in BAOR for two tours, 5yrs and 2yrs never once refused entry to a guesthouse even in the height of the football hooliganism. As said these so called fans are not representative of the real supporters who actually make up the majority of the fan base. Trouble makers are not hard to spot, they'll be off to the pubs first chance and start drinking heavily and really noisy,when any one in authority turns up they get anti, this is the time to arrest them before the match starts, not rocket science. Most authorities are too concerned with the individuals human rights and not concerned enough for the majority around them, prevention is better than cure. Missed the match through bad behaviour, "TOUGH S..T WISE UP."

RHA, Roy.

 

[Althulas]

Ba great if the Russian police just shoot a few would soon have them like kittens.

 

[Rha]

Be interesting to see just how many of these so called fans actually go to Russia knowing how hard the Police and military are on bad behaviour. We will see, but of course England have got to get there first.
Thank goodness we've got a F1 Brit who we can support and be proud of even though like the footballers he's overpaid. . Jeleous????.....".................................................................................of course I am.

RHA,Roy.

 

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal stunned by heavy defeat to Netherlands.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team-mates endured a dismal night in Geneva, going in 3-0 down at half-time and never threatening a comeback. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters.

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[t-tony]

Jeeze they must've been poor!

Tony.

 

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Jeeze they must've been poor!

If NL keep this up, I might actually watch some of the matches ....

 

[t-tony]

Sad to see how poor they've been the last few years to be honest, they always used to a good tip for most tournaments. I guess all countries have barren spells as sides are put together mate. England's main problem is that the national team is usually picked from second team Prem players (due to too many non-English players) or at worst Championship teams and then selected by the paper's.

Tony.

 

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COMPARISON: Portugal's hopes vs England's hopes....

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