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Germany away update from The FA

Germany away update from The FA

Posted by Team England at 15:58 on Thursday 21 April 2016

With the start of Euro 2016 just 50 days away, The FA wishes to issue a reminder to all England Supporters Travel Club members to stay safe and sensible when following the Three Lions.

The most recent away trip saw over 4,000 fans enjoy one of the most memorable England victories in recent years as Roy Hodgson’s side came from behind to beat Germany 3-2.

However, The FA is aware of incidents of disorder and alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour from a minority both around the city of Berlin and inside the Olympiastadion, during which some members required treatment for injuries.

This was highlighted further within the results of the England Supporters Travel Club post-match survey and The FA wishes to reiterate its commitment to ensuring a safe and secure environment for all supporters.

Anybody subsequently identified as having behaved in an inappropriate manner will not only have their details passed on to the police but their England Supporters Travel Club membership will be suspended with immediate effect.

England fans’ behaviour abroad has dramatically improved over the last decade and The FA is determined to work with all of our partners and genuine supporters to ensure that this reputation is further enhanced in the build up to, during and after Euro 2016.

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  • Just to reassure some in the comment section below - no alcohol is served in French stadiums, not even rose wine.

    The jug throwing brigade will be in for a long night...

  • Well Said. THe behavior of some fans was an embarrassment and detracted from the game. I hope they find the guy sig heliing next to me and ban him. I want to support my country not be ashamed of it

  • Agree with all that's been said about beer jug throwing. Appalling. But not enough has been said about embarrassment of some idiots singing War songs - "Ten German bombers" to the tune of Ten Green Bottles, etc...  I heard the same at World Cup 2006 ten years ago. When can we move on from this as a nation???? That said, 20 minute rendition of "Don't want to go home" was magnificent as was the football.

  • I was stood at the back of the top tier next to a plain clothes English and german police officers who were with a FA official so those idiots will no doubt be getting a phone call soon enough. No more England games for them!.

    Have people not learnt yet that you are being watched all the time now if you follow English football.

    Behave .

    Apart from the incidents in the ground I was in Berlin from Friday till Monday and never saw or had any bother and I thought the England fans around Alexanderplatz on match day were fantastic and a credit to the country and team.

  • The same thing happened in Turin with "fans" throwing beer everywhere.  Not nice to be soaked in beer and not having any change of clothes!

  • I agree with John Heasman and Marcus Kohler. Everywhere I went in Berlin I was treated with friendliness, kindness and consideration by the German people. Then I go to the stadium and stand amongst people humming the Dam Busters March with their arms out and singing "when did you last win a war?" I felt embarrassed and ashamed. It is estimated that over 50 million people lost their lives in WW2. The dam busters mission alone killed around 1600, mostly civilians, who drowned when the dam burst. This is not a suitable subject for banter.

  • I took my 12 year old son to Berlin for his first England away game and, although he enjoyed the excitement of the comeback, the missile throwing of jugs full of beer was a pretty terrifying experience for him. Thankfully he didn't get hit but a younger lad behind us did and was really shaken up.  While I'm on, can someone please offer an explanation to a 12 year old football mad kid what singing abusive songs about the IRA and the second World War has got to do with an England Football match?? Berlin is a fantastic city and all of the locals we encountered were so friendly and accommodating. It's such a shame that the behaviour of a minority of mindless idiots marred what should have been a fantastic weekend - the sooner they are identified and banned the better.

  • I watched Hertha Berlin v Borussia Dortmund at this stadium last season & don't recall any drinks containers being thrown. Probably because the German fans knew that part of the cost of your drink was a deposit on the container that was returned to you when you returned it. Those responsible should be identified & prevented from attending any football match so that they cannot spoil these events for others.