England 1 Russia 1The bottle-throwing, human mistral that turned into a tempest in Marseilles wreaked havoc in more than the Vieux Port. Disturbances involving England and Russia fans, triggering copycat conflict elsewhere, is deeply damaging for all international football. Some citizens of certain nations simply cannot be trusted to share drinks without chucking them. The 2018 World Cup in Russia hardly offers peace, love and understanding judging by the organised, thuggish behaviour of the Ultras from Moscow who stayed sober, put in their gum-shields and went to work on targeted Ukraine and Germany supporters clashed yesterday.

Source: The Times June 12, 2016 21:51 UTC