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GUEST,Rory Gemmill BS: Showing respect to another country (39) BS: Don't Mention the War ! 13 Jun 06


It was so sad tonight on the British television news to see gangs of England football supporters standing in the streets of Germany with large models of World War Two spitefire fighter planes pushing them into the faces of passing Germans going home from work. They arrived in Nuremberg for their match there on Thursday. They got off trains and buses in the town and marched through the streets going the Nazi goose step march. The German police said no other countries supporters acted in such a manner. They shouted at passers by, WE WON THE WAR.

The German police praised the American supporters, calling them gentlemen and ladies.

Well done America.

Go to BBC news to read more.

This is one report.

England fans in Nuremberg for the team's World Cup clash can expect a tougher approach, the head of British police at the World Cup has said.

The residential nature of the city centre will see police use preventative powers to stop trouble, Assistant Chief Constable Steve Thomas said.

A number of English supporters were arrested in Frankfurt, where England played their first match on Saturday.

But ACC Thomas warned there could be more arrests in Nuremberg.

He said: "The England supporters must understand that we are guests in Nuremberg, and that our behaviour has to be as the guests.

"Unless they behave very well, we may see slightly more arrests here than we did in Frankfurt, because the police are more likely to use their preventative powers here because of the beauty of the town."


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