Russia supporters attacked England fans at the final whistle of their teams' game at Marseille, while England and Wales fans had minor clashes with Russia supporters in Lille during the first week of Euro 2016. TOULOUSE, France (AP) " Russia forward Fyodor Smolov blamed England and Wales supporters on Sunday for the violence that marred the opening days of the European Championship. "The English really did provoke them, the English and Welsh fans. I think you saw against England, there were a few English fans in with the Welsh supporters and the English fans were saying how well the Welsh supporters were behaved, how much they welcomed the English fans that were sat next to them, how much they enjoyed the game together." Following the trouble at Marseille's Stade Velodrome, UEFA has said Russia will be disqualified from Euro 2016 if there is more violence by the team's fans inside stadiums in France.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 19, 2016 17:48 UTC