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Fans pour in for England's opener
Friday night was largely trouble-free
Up to 30,000 England fans are set to flock to the 65,000-capacity Estadio da Luz in Lisbon for the team's opening Euro 2004 clash with France.
The evening before the match was largely trouble-free, despite two England fans being detained by police.
The pair had allegedly been involved in a disturbance outside a bar in which bottles were thrown.
And members of a teenage marching band claimed England fans had thrown pepper spray at them as they sat on their bus.
That disturbance was thought to have begun after police tried to move back a crowd of England supporters outside a bar to allow buses, carrying the Portuguese band members, through Lisbon's main square after they had taken part in a traditional parade.
'Rowdy'
About 100 England fans had become rowdy and started blocking a road through the square.
Teenage band members onboard one of the buses were hit by the spray, which left several young girls in tears.
Angry male members of the band scuffled briefly with a small group of England fans they claimed were responsible before two dozen riot police moved in quickly to separate them.
But riot police were deployed after a scuffle involving England fans
The police, wearing shields and helmets, briefly positioned themselves outside the bar but the crowd soon dispersed.
Two England supporters were seen being handcuffed and bundled into a police car but a senior Portuguese police officer later said the culprit had not been caught and that no arrests had been made.
The number of England supporters in the city is expected to swell as thousands more pour in ahead of the game.
Those already in Lisbon will be joined by many more travelling up from the tourist resorts of the Algarve, which they have made their base for the tournament.
Good-natured
The atmosphere among English fans has so far been described as good-natured, helped by a discreet police approach.
But police have warned any would-be trouble-makers that security is as tight as it could possibly be.
As excitement reaches fever-pitch in the Portuguese capital ahead of the meeting between England and reigning champions France, millions more fans are preparing to watch the match on TV.
Attention will also focus on the behaviour of the supporters off the pitch
Damian Grammaticas
Sport: England set for France
Supermarkets have reported record sales of beer and food as many fans plan to hold barbecues in the predicted hot weather.
Punters are expected to stake a record number of bets on the outcome of the match.
Meanwhile, another two Britons arrested for allegedly being involved in a fight in a Lisbon bar on Friday night have been fined more than 1,000 euros each.
Justin Horobin, 28, and Barry Hudson, 33, both from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, were fined 1,800 and 1,200 euros respectively (£1,180 and £791) by a judge in the Portuguese capital.
Two other men form the same town, Dean Czersovski, 27, and Ian Griffiths, 31, were cleared.
The men, who said they were with a stag party, denied hitting anyone.
Their case followed one earlier in the day of four fans who tried to get into the England training ground with cameras on Friday and were arrested.
They appeared in court but were released with a warning from a judge.
Three Britons picked up in the Algarve for alleged ticket touting have been released with no action.
Another 31 fans have been stopped at airports and ports in the UK so far this week.
Sixteen of those have been taken to court and received banning orders.
The rest are prevented from travelling until court proceedings against them are concluded.
The total number of banning orders is now 2,331.
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FFS isnt it about time our fans grew up?? it may be "only 100 people" but isnt that enough??
you dont hear about any other fans being as ridiculous as our hooligans.
Friday night was largely trouble-free
Up to 30,000 England fans are set to flock to the 65,000-capacity Estadio da Luz in Lisbon for the team's opening Euro 2004 clash with France.
The evening before the match was largely trouble-free, despite two England fans being detained by police.
The pair had allegedly been involved in a disturbance outside a bar in which bottles were thrown.
And members of a teenage marching band claimed England fans had thrown pepper spray at them as they sat on their bus.
That disturbance was thought to have begun after police tried to move back a crowd of England supporters outside a bar to allow buses, carrying the Portuguese band members, through Lisbon's main square after they had taken part in a traditional parade.
'Rowdy'
About 100 England fans had become rowdy and started blocking a road through the square.
Teenage band members onboard one of the buses were hit by the spray, which left several young girls in tears.
Angry male members of the band scuffled briefly with a small group of England fans they claimed were responsible before two dozen riot police moved in quickly to separate them.
But riot police were deployed after a scuffle involving England fans
The police, wearing shields and helmets, briefly positioned themselves outside the bar but the crowd soon dispersed.
Two England supporters were seen being handcuffed and bundled into a police car but a senior Portuguese police officer later said the culprit had not been caught and that no arrests had been made.
The number of England supporters in the city is expected to swell as thousands more pour in ahead of the game.
Those already in Lisbon will be joined by many more travelling up from the tourist resorts of the Algarve, which they have made their base for the tournament.
Good-natured
The atmosphere among English fans has so far been described as good-natured, helped by a discreet police approach.
But police have warned any would-be trouble-makers that security is as tight as it could possibly be.
As excitement reaches fever-pitch in the Portuguese capital ahead of the meeting between England and reigning champions France, millions more fans are preparing to watch the match on TV.
Attention will also focus on the behaviour of the supporters off the pitch
Damian Grammaticas
Sport: England set for France
Supermarkets have reported record sales of beer and food as many fans plan to hold barbecues in the predicted hot weather.
Punters are expected to stake a record number of bets on the outcome of the match.
Meanwhile, another two Britons arrested for allegedly being involved in a fight in a Lisbon bar on Friday night have been fined more than 1,000 euros each.
Justin Horobin, 28, and Barry Hudson, 33, both from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, were fined 1,800 and 1,200 euros respectively (£1,180 and £791) by a judge in the Portuguese capital.
Two other men form the same town, Dean Czersovski, 27, and Ian Griffiths, 31, were cleared.
The men, who said they were with a stag party, denied hitting anyone.
Their case followed one earlier in the day of four fans who tried to get into the England training ground with cameras on Friday and were arrested.
They appeared in court but were released with a warning from a judge.
Three Britons picked up in the Algarve for alleged ticket touting have been released with no action.
Another 31 fans have been stopped at airports and ports in the UK so far this week.
Sixteen of those have been taken to court and received banning orders.
The rest are prevented from travelling until court proceedings against them are concluded.
The total number of banning orders is now 2,331.
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FFS isnt it about time our fans grew up?? it may be "only 100 people" but isnt that enough??
you dont hear about any other fans being as ridiculous as our hooligans.
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