MARSEILLE, France (AP) – A look back at some on England’s past problems with hooliganism:
October 1977 – England fans cause major damage to the stadium at a World Cup qualifying game in Luxembourg.
June 1980 – England fans riot in Turin, Italy, during a European Championship game against Belgium.
May 1981 – England fans damage shops in Basel following World Cup loss to Switzerland.
June 1988 – About 400 fans arrested for brawling in bars and streets at European Championship games in Duesseldorf, Stuttgart and Frankfurt.
July 1990 – England fans involved in violent scenes in Cagliari and Rimini during World Cup in Italy.
June 1992 – England fans clash with locals and police in Malmo and Stockholm at the European Championship in Sweden.
February 1995 – Right-wing England thugs tear up seats and attack local fans at Dublin’s Lansdowne Road, forcing the friendly game against Ireland to be abandoned after 27 minutes.
June 1996 – About 200 English fans arrested in central London after England loses to Germany in the European Championship semifinals.
October 1997 – Police baton-charge England fans during a World Cup qualifying game in Rome.
June 1998 – England fans clash with locals in Marseille and Saint-Etienne, France, at the World Cup.
November 1999 – About 160 fans are arrested in running battles between England and Scotland fans before European Championship playoff game in Glasgow.
June 2000 – About 850 fans – almost all English – are detained after rioting in Brussels and Charleroi, Belgium, before England’s Euro 2000 game against Germany. 56 people injured. UEFA threatens to throw England out of competition.
June 2016 – Hundreds of fans, mostly English, clash with locals and Russia supporters in Marseille over three days. The worst riots take place the day of England’s opening European Championship against Russia.