Germans are going to have to get used to the sight of tattooed England fans draped in the flag of St. George marching through their streets wielding inflatable Spitfires for the next few weeks.

The English army of 100,000 is flooding into Germany during World Cup and they're already living up to their reputation of being among the world's heaviest-drinking and dangerous supporters.


Thousands of England fans arrived in Nuremberg today chanting into the faces of passing locals, the national anthem as well as "Come on England", "Ten German Bombers", "Rule Britannia", "Football's Coming Home" and the theme tune to the classic World War Two movie "The Great Escape." The ones that weren't wearing England shirts were bare-chested, sporting elaborate tattoos and equally impressive beer guts.

What lovely people.