The Gallic government ( in particular Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve ) is urging cities host the Euro 2016 games to ban booze near venue and fan zones for 48 hour before game . The proposed ban also specify that legal community and restaurants should not serve drinks on terraces in containers that could in the end be used as weapons .
Fights between devotee and the constabulary had been escalating in Marseilles before the Russia - England game on Saturday and came to a breaking distributor point after the 1 - 1 draw when Russian fans start firing flare and busting through barrier meant to keep opposing side disjoined . A number of Russian assistant were seen complain and punching English fans as they struggle to go up over fencing to get off . The incident left 35 citizenry injured and three in serious condition .
In response , the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ) jeopardise to recoil both teams out of the tournament if the furiousness uphold and will be set any sanctions against Russia at a corrective hearing this Tuesday . Russia is divided in its chemical reaction to the likely sanction . Sports minister Vitaly Mutko hasexpressed his support , say that UEFA did the “ right thing . ” On the other side , Igor Lebedev , an executive commission member of the Russian Football Union and deputy chairman of the national parliament , condoned the violence and told fan to “ keep it up ” onTwitter .
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Comments like Lebedev ’s have led some to reason out that alcoholic beverage is n’t the perpetrator at all . Kevin Miles of the Football Supporters ’ Federation believes a ban wo n’t curb the wildness .
“ The Russians and the local anesthetic here who have been aggress football fans have been stone moth-eaten sober , " Miles say , according to the BBC . “ They do n’t drink , they are consciously focused , they train for six months , preparing for acts of vandalism and violence like this . They ’re not inebriated , that ’s not what ’s caused the vehemence here . ”
The skilful news is not all Euro 2016 fans come out to be prostrate to furiousness — even when souse . Arecent account fromThe Independentpainted a picture of genial coition between Republic of Ireland and Sweden supporters in bar near the Stade de France in Saint - Denis where the two teams lately faced off . ” We get totally drunk and we never fight with anyone , ” one Irish devotee told the theme . Which leads us to take the potentially dicey stance that more people should simulate their drinking behavior on the Irish .
