A group of English fans in France for the Euro 2016 soccer
championship have been caught on video taunting begging children in the street,
apparently throwing coins at boys, forcing them to scramble
and race each other
for the pickings.
Hundreds of English fans gathered outside a bar in Lille,
chanting loudly, waving English flags and throwing empty plastic beer cups on
the floor, according to a CNN correspondent who was at the scene earlier.
The Union of European Football Associations condemned the
fans' behavior, saying it "has always shown zero tolerance for any form of
discrimination." The video that emerged Thursday set off a storm of criticism
on social media, mostly from British people embarrassed by their fellow
countrymen.
A Russian sports journalist from the Tass government news
agency posted the video -- the latest in nasty images to emerge from the soccer
championship, where arrests, injuries and hospitalizations have become daily
occurrences.
Source: CNN
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