UEFA condemns Marseille fan violence
Updated | By AFP
UEFA said Saturday it "firmly condemns" the street battles involving rival fans before the England-Russia European Championship match on Saturday which left an Englishman in a critical condition.
UEFA said Saturday it "firmly condemns" the street battles involving rival fans before the England-Russia European Championship match on Saturday which left an Englishman in a critical condition.
"People engaging in such violent acts have no place in football," said a UEFA spokesman
Police fired tear gas at hundreds of English and Russian fans to end a third straight day of fighting in the southern French port.
Marseille's police prefect said an English fan was in a "critical" condition after the clashes.
AFP journalists saw a man with a bloodied face receiving treatment on the ground after suffering a cardiac arrest.
-AFP
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