Russian Federation will be disqualified from the European Championship if there is more violence by the team’s fans inside stadiums in France.
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Two Russians were pictured being put into the back of a police van and at least one English fan was arrested before the night was up.
“Two of the Russians were arrested yesterday evening during a fight in Lille and two after being found drunk in a auto with weapons”, a spokesperson at the Lille prefecture said.
Mounted police quickly arrived on the scene as the England fans regrouped and began to chant again.
Things have gotten so desperate that Roy Hodgson and Wayne Rooney urged England fans to “behave themselves” and to “stay out of trouble” for the rest of the tournament.
Life long Newcastle United fan Adam Close was one of the lucky few to get a ticket to England’s opening game, but was inadvertently caught up in the pre-game violence.
According to Mutko, several Russian fans that are to be deported from France following the violence. After the match, a brief spasm of street violence broke out and police used tear gas to calm the crowd.
French prosecutors have said 150 Russian supporters who were “extremely well-prepared” and “extremely violent” evaded arrest in Marseille.
European football’s governing body on Tuesday released the results of an investigation into clashes between English and Russian fans inside the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday evening, when English fans clambered over barriers to escape Russian fans’ kicks and punches.
UEFA said it would also investigate allegations of racist behaviour and the throwing of missiles and fireworks.
A bus carrying Russian fans has been detained near the French city of Nice amid concerns over hooligan violence after Russian fans attacked English supporters last week.
France is desperate to avoid a repeat of the violence that marred the England-Russia match in Marseille on Saturday.
Answering an urgent question in the Commons on Tuesday, Theresa May said British police officers known as “spotters” who are trained to identify troublemakers have been sent to France.
French authorities said more than 70,000 Russian, Slovak, English and Welsh fans could head to Lille.
“You have probably seen the outrageous images on TV when the Russian flag is getting stamped on and when insults are being screamed about the Russian leadership and about leading Russian sports people”.
First-half goals from Vladimir Weiss and Marek Hamsik at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy proved enough to secure a deserved three points that moved them second in Group B – behind Wales on goal difference.
France has enlisted more than 90,000 police, soldiers and private security agents nationwide to ensure safety in the face of intelligence agency warnings of potential militant attacks and the threat of hooliganism.
Meanwhile, British Transport Police (BTP) are aiming to curb the alcohol-fuelled violence with a ban on alcohol being taken through check-in, or purchased at departure lounges or on board.
“Further stoking of anti-Russian sentiments. could significantly aggravate the atmosphere in Russian-French relations”, the ministry said.
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“What happened in Marseille and in other French towns is not the fault of fans, but about the inability of police to organise this kind of event properly”.
