• Incident occurred after England fans hurled bottles
Hundreds of England fans have been baton-charged by Portuguese police in riot gear after throwing bottles at them at a packed fan zone in Porto.
The incident, which was witnessed by the Guardian, occurred after Cristiano Ronaldo had put Portugal one-up in their Nations League semi‑final against Switzerland. Some Portugal supporters launched their drinks in the air to celebrate, and a significant number of England fans retaliated by hurling bottles at the locals and then the police. That sent hundreds of people, including many parents with children, running from one of the two big-screen areas at the fan zone near the Metro Aliados in central Porto.
Written by Sean Ingle in Porto
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/05/england-fans-baton-charged-portugese-police-nations-league-porto under the title “England fans baton-charged by Portuguese police in riot gear”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
