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Politics and sport have already mixed in the form of flag displays at the men's European Championship in Germany Colin Millar110 The Football Supporters Association (FSA) have criticised the “chaotic transport failures” and “negligent crowd management” that impacted England fans for Sunday night’s European Championship match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen.
The FSA said they were “dismayed” by the situation faced by supporters, many of whom faced up to a three-hour wait after the match, which England won 1-0, before being able to leave the stadium.
The Veltins-Arena, home to Schalke, is over 6km from the Gelsenkirchen’s train station and the vast majority of supporters in. .. Colin Millar53 Our writers break down some of the key talking points from Sunday night's game in Gelsenkirchen Jack Pitt-Brooke, Mark Carey and more553 Eight arrests were made following clashes ahead of England’s Euro 2024 opening game against Serbia.
The build-up to the Group C fixture in Gelsenkirchen was marred by reports of violence in the city ahead of the match.
Footage emerged that appeared to show a number of supporters involved in a mass brawl outside a restaurant. Chairs and other furniture were thrown before local police stepped in to defuse tensions.
Local police indicated that the incident involved fans from both England and Serbia and later confirmed that eight people — seven Serbians and one English citizen — were. .. Dan Sheldon and Jacob Whitehead Advertisement Serbia captain Dusan Tadic has said England are the favourites to win the European Championship ahead of their opening group-stage match on Sunday night.
Tadic, 35, also believes Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions are now a different prospect to the previous crop of England players when he played in the Premier League for Southampton between 2014 and 2018.
“I don’t think they have underestimated us, ” Tadic said. “They are, for sure, the favourites (tomorrow night) and the favourites to win this tournament, but that doesn’t have to mean much.
“It is a totally different national team. .. Dan Sheldon4 The Athletic travels to Sweden to watch Serbia's final warm-up game before facing England on Sunday Chris Waugh8 Seeing a referee standing in the middle of the pitch getting teary-eyed is not a familiar sight.
Referees get more than enough abuse to warrant some on-field emotion, but when Italian referee Daniele Orsato wiped his eyes at the Parc des Princes in Paris last month, it was for another reason entirely.
Orsato had blown the whistle at the end of his 55th and final Champions League match. The 48-year-old, who became an international referee in 2010, is set to retire after Euro 2024.
The 48-year-old will be the man in the middle as England begin their European Championship game against Serbia in. .. Caoimhe O'Neill3 The fixtures, the predictions, the history, the players and the team and group guides – it's all in here The Athletic UK Staff2 Germany has beefed up security plans, with 2. 7m fans attending games across 10 stadiums, together with a further 12m in fan zones Tom Burrows44 We know the squads, the matches, and when the action starts - but what is going to happen? Here's what we think Oliver Kay, James Horncastle and more126