Russian Federation given suspended disqualification from Euro 2016

It also fined the Russian Football Union 150,000 euros ($229,185).

Earlier on Tuesday French law enforcers were reported to stop a bus carrying a group of 29 Russian football fans to Lille to see their national team’s second group stage match of the 2016 UEFA Euro Cup allegedly for inspection of their documents.

The football body opened an investigation into Russian fan behavior following their clashes with England fans at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome on Saturday.

And striker Artem Dzyuba went further, criticising the British media for its interpretation of events and claiming the ugly scenes were as much the fault of England’s fans as Russia’s.

Paris: French police on Tuesday detained 43 Russian football fans and believe some of them could be tried over Euro 2016 violence in Marseille, officials said.

“This decision only relates to the incidents which occurred inside the stadium and are therefore under the jurisdiction of the UEFA Disciplinary Bodies”, the association said.

European soccer’s governing body UEFA issued the warning as German hooligans became the latest to join street battles that have marred the tournament, following three days of clashes in Marseille between Russian and English fans.

“What other position can there be?” he said.

Russian fan frenzy in the stands after their team score an equaliser in the final minutes of their Euro 2016 match against England.

He said: “We will have a strong police presence with more than 1,200 police officers present in Lens, and you can add 1,200 more with the private security that will be mobilised that day”.

When the game ended in a 1-1 draw, Russian supporters attacked English fans in the stadium in fighting that continued in the city afterward.

Russian Federation play Slovakia in the city on Wednesday, while England fans are expected to gather there ahead of Thursday’s Group B match against Wales in the nearby town of Lens.

A report in BBC quoted a French prosecutor saying that 150 Russian football supporters “were well prepared for ultra-rapid, ultra-violent action” and were able to evade arrest.