A FLAG bearing the name of Tadley Calleva FC has been spotted in the streets of Marseille as police deployed tear gas last night, reportedly to diffuse England fans during this year's European football championships.
As reported by the BBC, it is the second night that tear gas has been used to move England fans congregated on the streets.
Tear gas was used for the second day as England fans clash with police in France againhttps://t.co/7aMhjjCq7I pic.twitter.com/UFqM4QOV1f
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 11, 2016
The Tadley Calleva FC flag was spotted by Twitter users this morning as footage from BBC showed images of last night's incident.
Looks like the evening was pretty lively! @tadleycallevafc #tadley pic.twitter.com/oP6lJvd0LY
— JOSEPH KELLY (@ukcatholicpress) June 11, 2016
Smoke can be seen clouding a street upon which flags from football teams from across the country are hung.
Other team flags that can also be seen include one with the name Hertfordshire emblazoned on it.
This morning Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham slammed some of the behaviour of England fans tweeting: "When you think of the terror threat and everything the French are dealing with, makes behaviour of these England "fans" even more embarrassing".
When you think of the terror threat & everything the French are dealing with, makes behaviour of these England "fans" even more embarrassing
— Andy Burnham (@andyburnhammp) June 11, 2016
However, others said many England fans were simply having a good time.
Alex Campbell, BBC Newsnight producer who was at the scene, tweeted: "Most England fans here are simply drunk and singing. But the glass bottles aimed at police are becoming more regular."
The fans have congregated in Marseille ahead of England's game tonight against Russia.
There is no suggestion that any of the fans from Tadley Calleva FC had been involved in any bad behavior.
If you know of anyone who is in Marseille from Tadley Calleva FC's party, get in touch with Clive Hammond by emailing clive.hammond@basingstokegazette.co.uk.
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