880 England fans have to stay at home: concerns about the Germany game
Created: 06/07/2022, 11:16 am
By: Antonio Jose Riether
On Tuesday evening, the game between Germany and England will take place in Munich's Allianz Arena.
Before the game, warnings are given of riots in the city.
At the international match between
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De-escalating measures before the game: 880 English fans have to hand in passes
England coach Gareth Southgate fears riots: Fan behavior "definitely affects" his team
Munich – The German national team welcomes the English team in Munich on Tuesday.
Before the second group game of the Nations League, none other than England coach Gareth Southgate warned his team's supporters.
The city has already decided on measures to avoid imminent escalations.
In addition, more English fans are expected than previously assumed.
De-escalating measures: 880 English fans have to hand in their passports, glass bottles are banned in Munich
Only 3466 tickets went officially to the fans of the Three Lions, however, many English people are said to have obtained tickets through the free advance sale on the DFB ticket page by providing false information.
Since this means that no separation between the fans can be guaranteed, there are now fears of conflicts between the fan camps of both teams.
There could be unsightly scenes not only in front of and in the stadium.
The city of Munich issued a ban on glass bottles in the city center from Monday 2:00 p.m. to Tuesday 12:00 a.m.
In addition, twelve so-called spotters, who otherwise act as security personnel in Wembley, will support the German police before the game in Munich.
Ahead of the event, 880 notorious English fans had to hand in their passports to the police at home.
A fan was denied entry at Heathrow Airport after apparently attempting to smuggle a knife, the British
Times
reports.
English fans are notorious around the world.
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England coach Gareth Southgate fears riots: fans have "definitely impacted" on the team
England coach Southgate is probably concerned about the behavior of the English annex due to the disappointing 1-0 defeat in Hungary at the start of the Nations League group phase.
The coach expects the worst and fears that fans in the Bavarian capital will misbehave and "embarrass us".
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The behavior of the Englishmen who traveled with him “definitely had an impact” on his players.
"You're ashamed when you hear about it," Southgate says, adding that it's "representing your country."
For these reasons, the head coach of the Vice European Champion hopes "that people will behave themselves".
(ajr)