Euro 2012 8th June - 1st July

Illusion · #31 ● 06-12-2012, 02:16 PM

Some serious scraps between Russian & Polish fans in Warsaw going on right now.

Steve · #32 ● 06-13-2012, 01:54 AM

Fucking hell that was on the cards from the off.

gatagato · #33 ● 06-13-2012, 02:30 AM

Euro 2012: Old hatreds erupt as Russia and Poland fans clash on the streets

Russian and Polish football fans clashed on the streets Warsaw hours before the two teams were to meet in an emotionally charged match at Euro 2012.

Tear gas, plastic bullets and water cannons were used by police, during a number of separate incidents in the build-up to the match at the National Stadium. More than 100 arrests were made and 15 people were injured. The trouble flared despite an unprecedented security operation.

"We are still monitoring the situation and trying to identify the supporters involved. The operation is not over from our side as we continue in our attempts to catch those who are causing trouble," a police spokesman said.

Thousands of Russian fans marched towards the stadium to mark Russia Day, considered provocative by some Poles whose nation was subjected to decades of rule by Moscow.

One flashpoint was the Poniatowski Bridge, where Russian fans responded to taunts from their Polish counterparts by hurling missiles. The two sides, made up of dozens of men, kicked and beat each other, while flares could be seen exploding in their midst.

Russia fans clashed with police on a bridge near the National Stadium and police were later seen making arrests.

A group of clearly drunken Polish men began fighting among themselves, hitting and kicking each other. Two were on the ground bleeding and police intervened, throwing two more to the ground.

The men were holding cans of beer and mumbling and one appeared to be unconscious.

The police acted quickly and decisively to put an end to it.

But close to the stadium there was little sign of trouble. In the ground the two sets of fans were sitting next to each other without stewards separating them.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...#ixzz1xeRKu88k

Polish fans light fireworks as they clash with police during the Euro 2012 soccer championship group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland , Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Police in riot gear move in front of Poland fans during the UEFA EURO 2012 group A match between Poland and Russia at The National Stadium on June 12, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Police in riot gear stand inside the stadium during the UEFA EURO 2012 group A match between Poland and Russia at The National Stadium on June 12, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Polish riot police detain a soccer fan prior to the Euro 2012 Group A soccer match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland , Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish riot police detain a Russian soccer fan prior to the Group A Euro occer championship match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland , Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Police hold rubber bullet guns as Polish fans clash with police during the Euro 2012 soccer championship group a match between Poland and Russia in downtown Warsaw, Poland , Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

MCBR · #34 ● 06-13-2012, 07:44 AM

Stupid monkeys killing themselves over nothing.

Illusion · #35 ● 06-13-2012, 08:51 AM

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