Fooball:Nations League: England fans' behaviour 'an embarrassment'

Fans responsible for trouble in Porto before Thursday's Nations League semi-
final are "not true England supporters" and an "embarrassment to the team",
the Football Association has said.
There was trouble in the city for a second night as some England fans clashed
with riot police on Wednesday.
Bottles were thrown at Portuguese fans in a fans' zone as supporters watched
Portugal beat Switzerland 3-1.
A UK police chief has called their behaviour "completely unacceptable".
Some fans are staying in Porto, which is 30 miles away from Guimaraes where
England face the Netherlands.
The trouble comes a week after the FA released their 'Don't be that idiot'
campaign, warning fans about anti-social and "embarrassing behaviour".
"The FA strongly condemns the scenes witnessed in Porto overnight," it said in
a statement.
"Anyone responsible for these disturbances cannot be seen as true England
supporters and are not welcome in football. They are an embarrassment to the
team and the thousands of well-behaved fans who follow England in the right
way."
Deputy chief constable Mark Roberts, the National Police Chiefs' Council
football policing lead, said Portuguese riot police were deployed in the main
square of Porto against a group of England fans on Wednesday night.
"The behaviour of a small number of the England fans out here continues to
tarnish the reputation of the genuine fans who are simply trying to enjoy the
football," said Roberts.
"It is believed the fans had been throwing bottles at Portugal fans who were
watching the match in the same area.
"This is the second evening in a row where disorder has occurred in Porto. Last
night there were issues outside a bar, where bottles were thrown and minor
damage was caused.
"The behaviour we are witnessing is incredibly disappointing and again I would
point fans towards the recent video from the FA - 'Don't be that idiot'.
More than 100 England fans were arrested in Amsterdam in March 2018, when
Gareth Southgate's side played the Netherlands in a friendly.
England were also threatened with disqualification from Euro 2016 but were not
formally charged by Uefa, after fan trouble at the tournament,.
But last year's World Cup in Russia passed without any trouble.

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