Concerns about Germany game: England's fan chaos in Munich - Hotel Bengalo, Hitler salute, World War II songs

Created: 06/08/2022 10:33 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

  Germany

  and

  England

  : Munich expects thousands of

  guest fans

• 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

Update from June 7th, 7.45 p.m .:

Nations League, Munich, Allianz Arena: Germany meets England in the classic.

Follow the game tonight here in the live ticker.

So far it seems to have remained quiet in and around the stadium and in the city center of the Isar metropolis.

There are no reports of any riots, and the police have not published anything of the sort.

Hofbräuhaus am Platzl: Munich police arrive because of 300 heavily intoxicated fans

Update from June 7th, 4:35 p.m .:

Before the Nations League game between Germany and England, thousands of guest fans found their way to Munich.

Already on the evening before the game in the Allianz Arena there were some police operations, including one in the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, as reported by the

.

In the traditional tavern, the supporters of the Three Lions were already dancing, heavily intoxicated, on the tables around 9 p.m. before they were asked to leave by the staff.

After this attempt was unsuccessful, the police were summoned.

The officers came in patrol cars and turned away the 300 or so Englishmen, but 200 of them were back by 11 p.m.

Again, 40 emergency services had to move in and ensure peace, according to the report there were no criminally relevant incidents.

Bengalo provides fire protection in the hotel - the fire brigade reacts with a relaxed saying

Update from June 7th, 2:05 p.m .:

In the night from Monday to Tuesday, a group of English football fans in Munich caused a fire brigade operation.

According to a press release from the fire department at 3:30 a.m., a fire engine was alerted to Ingolstädter Strasse after the automatic fire alarm system in a hotel had been triggered.

Firefighters noticed heavy smoke on the first floor.

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After several rooms were opened, it was revealed that English supporters had ignited a Bengali torch from the window of one of the hotel rooms.

As a result, the smoke spread throughout the building.

The fire brigade took the operation seriously, but wrote with a wink: "A tip from the fire brigade updated daily: Please do not light a "Bengal torch" in the hotel room.

This will definitely be an expensive pleasure.

And more importantly: it endangers all other hotel guests!”

English football fans sing a World War II song at Munich's Marienplatz - arrest after the Hitler salute

Update from June 7, 11:39 a.m .:

Hundreds of English fans in downtown Munich got ready for the international match on Monday evening.

In front of Ned Kelly's, an Australian pub in the immediate vicinity of Marienplatz, supporters of the English team sang many songs, including the title 

- a typical battle song originating in the Second World War.

This was also recorded on videos.

Both UEFA and the English FA classify this song as discriminatory.

Police cleared the square just before midnight, according to the British

.

Earlier, two English supporters had been arrested after they taunted two officials with Nazi salutes.

The English medium also reported another arrest for throwing a bottle at a police officer.

English football fans in Munich: police on duty before the international match

First report from June 7th:

Munich – The German national team welcomes the English selection on Tuesday in Munich.

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

reports.

English fans are notorious around the world.

© Sven Simon/imago

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".

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 behave themselves".

(ajr)