Euro 2016 is off to quite a violence-filled start!
English and Russian hooligans have laid waste to multiple parts of the city of Marseille where they kicked off their Group B play, and now it seems the Polish and Northern Irishman want in on the action too. In order to defend their honor, of course.
An enormous fight erupted after French locals from Nice (called Ultras) reportedly tried to take on fans from Northern Ireland and Poland. Video is below.
Polish and Northern Ireland fans partying together when local youths in Nice decide to take them on, brave and incredibly foolish.
— Jonathan Drennan (@JWDrennan) June 11, 2016
Heard from a few Northern Ireland fans in Nice telling me local ultras & gangs attacked them without provocation. #EURO2016
— Peter A Smith (@PeterAdamSmith) June 11, 2016
Seriously, this is some firm-level shit on par with Green Street Hooligans (but, you know, not English).
https://twitter.com/theawayfans/status/741750577084944384
Luckily, riot police were quick to respond to the incident, unlike what we saw earlier today in Marseille.
It’s just a game, guys…