Fresh clashes erupted between football fans gathered in the southern French city of Marseille ahead of a Euro 2016 match between England and Russia. Fresh clashes erupted between football fans gathered in the southern French city of Marseille ahead of a Euro 2016 match between England and Russia, police said. French police have offered to escort England fans to the match for their own safety. Meanwhile, three England fans and a French woman were to appear in court charged with acts of violence in Marseille, the state prosecutor's office said. The scenes of street battles from Marseille over the past 48 hours have evoked unhappy memories of hooliganism by England fans in the port city during the 1998 World Cup.

Source: dna June 11, 2016 15:33 UTC