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UEFA charged Russia with serious sanctions for their fans’ sickening behaviour after the 1-1 draw with England on Saturday evening, though questions should be asked about the security measures inside the stadium and how England were forced to play their opening game in Marseille.
Russian fans smuggled in flares, stun grenades and flash bombs despite Uefa saying that there would be heightened security at the tournament following the events in Paris last November.
Russia are being charged with crowd disorder and racist behaviour after fans inside the stadium launched what looked like an organised and determined attack on fleeing England supporters.
JAMES NALTON writes on the bizarre Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv scandal
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Singer Nezza’s rendition of the US national anthem in Spanish has ignited important conversation around arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, writes LESLIE AMBRIZ