Football: UEFA 'condemns' Marseille fan violence

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Last Updated : Jun 11 2016 | 11:48 PM IST
UEFA said today it "firmly condemns" the street battles involving rival fans before the England-Russia European Championship match which left an Englishman in a critical condition.
"UEFA firmly condemns the incidents in Marseille," said a UEFA spokesman. "People engaging in such violent acts have no place in football."
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.

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First Published: Jun 11 2016 | 11:48 PM IST

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