Before Serbia-England, the Euro 2024 match placed under very high security this Sunday (9 p.m.), the FA reframed Three Lions supporters for their chant referring to the Second World War.
This is a match placed under very high security. And one of the most watched in the first round of Euro 2024. Scheduled this Sunday at 9 p.m., at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Serbia-England is the subject of an “adapted” system put in place by the UEFA and the German authorities. Measures have been taken such as banning the consumption of alcohol in certain places in the city and border controls have been reinforced.
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In recent hours, the atmosphere has gone up a notch in the streets of Gelsenkirchen, where more than 35,000 English fans are expected. Ebullient and vengeful after the trauma of 2021 and the defeat on penalties in the Euro final against Italy at Wembley, they intend to make themselves heard and honor their reputation. But one of their songs poses a problem.
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The same one they usually sing during major competitions and which was denounced by Gareth Southgate during the last Euro. Titled Ten German bombersand sung to the tune of She’Il Be Coming Round The Mountain, it directly refers to the Second World War and the German victims. “It’s unacceptable. We’ve left that era behind. The people who do that, they don’t represent us as a team,” Southgate railed three years ago.
On social networks, numerous videos published this weekend show English fans, particularly in Düsseldorf, singing this song at the top of their lungs, laughing. Which prompted the English Federation to warn the main group of supporters of the Three Lions.
“We hope our supporters will remember the importance of representing England in the right way abroad. Our presence here is an opportunity to show the best of England, on and off the pitch “, said the FA, in a message consulted by the media iNews. The Federation also assures that any supporter with “unacceptable behavior” could have their tickets confiscated.
