A Poland fan is detained by police in Marseille, France, on Tuesday
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 VieuxPort (OldPort) 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.
The Poland-Ukraine game kicks off at 6 pm local time (1600 GMT).
Fan violence marred the opening days of the tournament and forced
European soccer's governing body UEFA to threaten England and Russia
with expulsion from the championship. But the violence has largely
subsided in recent days.
In Bordeaux Irish supporters, who have endeared themselves to the
French with their warm-hearted banter, serenaded officers with chants
of: "Stand up for the French police."
And in Paris, German and Northern Ireland fans marched, chanting and
drinking beer, to the stadium where their teams were to face off at 6
p.m. (1600 GMT).
UEFA fined the Hungarian soccer federation 65,000 euros ($73,000) for
crowd trouble at Euro 2016, the European football's governing body said
on Tuesday.
The charges related to "crowd disturbances, setting off of fireworks
and throwing of objects" during the 1-1 draw against Iceland in
Marseille on Saturday.
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