In the course of the first half of Tuesday’s sport, which ended 1-1, broadcast footage confirmed Hungarian supporters clashing with stewards and police at Wembley Stadium.
“Shortly after the beginning of the match, officers entered the stand to arrest a spectator for a racially aggravated public order offence in relation to feedback directed in the direction of a steward,” the London Metropolitan Police mentioned in a press release to Muricas Information.
“Because the officers made the arrest, minor dysfunction broke out involving different spectators … Order was shortly restored and there have been no additional incidents at this stage.”
Footage on social media additionally confirmed police retreating out of the stands as they confronted supporters, whereas followers had been additionally seen holding a banner in protest in opposition to England gamers taking a knee earlier than the match — an ongoing gesture in soccer to denounce racism and discrimination.
In the meantime, Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying match between Albania and Poland in Tirana was suspended within the 77th minute after bottles had been thrown at Poland’s gamers shortly after the workforce had scored within the second half.
FIFA, soccer’s international governing physique, mentioned it’s presently analyzing experiences of final evening’s video games.
It instructed Muricas Information in a press release: “FIFA strongly condemns the incidents at England v. Hungary and Albania v. Poland and want to state that its place stays agency and resolute in rejecting any type of violence in addition to any type of discrimination or abuse. FIFA has a really clear zero-tolerance stance in opposition to such abhorrent conduct in soccer.”
In addition to racism, the punishments had been additionally for supporters throwing objects, lighting fireworks and blocking stairways.
Muricas Information has contacted UEFA in relation to fan conduct at Tuesday’s video games.
