England kicked off their Euro 2024 marketing campaign with a win in opposition to Serbia on the Area AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday. In an exciting encounter, Jude Bellingham starred for the Three Lions by scoring the decisive purpose to safe the purpose in simply 13 minutes of their Group C opener. Nonetheless, it was the violent clashes between England and Serbia followers that caught everybody's consideration earlier than the match.
Some Albanian followers had been additionally concerned on this violent conflict that came about at a bar in Gelsenkirchen. In response to studies, Albanian followers began the brawl in opposition to Serbian followers, who’re their arch rivals.
England followers additionally joined in shortly after and it became an enormous mass brawl. A number of movies and pictures of the incident went viral on social media, displaying damaged tables, chairs and glass bottles.
“The violence broke out instantly. It began out of nowhere. It wasn't clear who began what. But it surely appeared to me {that a} group of England followers broke into the bar the place the Serbs had been consuming after which tables, chairs and bottles began being thrown,” MailOnline quoted an eyewitness as saying.
The eyewitness additional stated: “There was a person bleeding from the top – I believe he was an Englishman.”
The match between England and Serbia was later declared “excessive danger” by German police, following clashes which led to the detention of seven Serbian followers.
Speaking in regards to the match, Bellingham began with a measured move to Kyle Walker in midfield after which bumped into the penalty space to ship an excellent diving header from Bukayo Saka's cross which went into the web from six yards.
After being mobbed by his teammates, Bellingham confirmed his composure and, feeling the appreciation of the England followers on his arms, ran in direction of the centre circle to cheer on the followers on the different finish.
Scoring the primary purpose for England at a serious event is nothing new for Bellingham, who scored on his debut in opposition to Iran on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Bellingham is the primary European participant to look in three main tournaments earlier than the age of 21, having beforehand performed at Euro 2020 and the earlier World Cup.
(With AFP inputs)
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