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Euro 2016: Police arrest 36 people after clashes in Lille

French police have arrested at least 36 people following clashes with football fans in Lille.

On several occasions police charged crowds of chanting supporters, and red flares were let off amid a tense stand-off with officers.

The clashes followed the conclusion of Russia's match against Slovakia and come ahead of the England and Wales match to be played in nearby Lens later on Thursday.

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Euro 2016: 'Disgusted' UEFA threaten England and Russia with disqualification

Fans clashed outside and inside the Stade Velodrome on Saturday Credit: Reuters

The England and Russian FAs have been warned by UEFA that their teams could be disqualified from Euro 2016 if fan violence continues.

Saturday saw a third day of violence between England and Russia fans in Marseille, which escalated into the Stade Velodrome after the two teams drew their first Euro 2016 match.

So far a number of arrests have been made, while one England fan was reported to be in a critical condition after being attacked.

The UEFA Executive Committee would like to express its disgust for the violent clashes which occurred in the city of Marseille.

Such unacceptable behaviour by so-called supporters of the national teams of England and Russia has no place in football, a sport we must protect and defend.

The UEFA Executive Committee has warned both football associations that – irrespective of any decisions taken by the independent disciplinary bodies relating to incidents inside the stadium – it will not hesitate to impose additional sanctions on the Football Association (FA) and the Russian Football Union (RFS), including the potential disqualification of their respective teams from the tournament, should such violence occur again.

We urge both the FA and the RFS to appeal to their supporters to behave in a responsible and respectful manner.

We would also like to publicly voice our support for the work of the French authorities and security forces for their efforts to deliver a safe and secure tournament in challenging circumstances.

– UEFA
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