• Uefa expresses ‘disgust’ and threatens England and Russia with expulsion
• Police say 35 people were wounded in clashes before and after Euro 2016 game
The Football Association has appealed to England supporters to be “responsible and respectful” after being warned by Uefa that England risk being kicked out of the tournament along with Russia if there is any repeat of the violence that marred the buildup to their opening match in Marseille. England fans were involved in fights with Russian supporters in the city before the Group B match, while after the game Russia fans attacked the English in the ground for which they have been separately charged by Uefa. Martin Glenn, the FA’s chief executive, last night asked the English supporters to be on their best behaviour. “Violent scenes like those witnessed over the weekend in Marseille have no place in football, nor society as a whole,” said Glenn.
“We want people – fans and locals – to feel safe and enjoy a festival atmosphere at the Euros and we will continue to work closely with all the relevant authorities to achieve that.” Asked if criticism levelled at England fans in general had been fair, Glenn added: “I think it is clear there has been a problem. There is antisocial behaviour, where fans are going out there to soak up the atmosphere. They are not going to the ground. It is causing trouble for a stretched French police that have got other things to worry about, so I think that’s bad. Unfortunately, what we seem to have seen on top of that, particularly yesterday, is probably a level of criminality from others including organised Russian gangs and locals, changing the scene totally.