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List of English Hooliganism incidents

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MARSEILLE, France (AP) A look back at some on England's past problems with hooliganism:

October 1977 - England fans cause major damage to the stadium at a World Cup qualifying game in Luxembourg.

June 1980 - England fans riot in Turin, Italy, during a European Championship game against Belgium.

May 1981 - England fans damage shops in Basel following World Cup loss to Switzerland.

June 1988 - About 400 fans arrested for brawling in bars and streets at European Championship games in Duesseldorf, Stuttgart and Frankfurt.

July 1990 - England fans involved in violent scenes in Cagliari and Rimini during World Cup in Italy.

June 1992 - England fans clash with locals and police in Malmo and Stockholm at the European Championship in Sweden.

February 1995 - Right-wing England thugs tear up seats and attack local fans at Dublin's Lansdowne Road, forcing the friendly game against Ireland to be abandoned after 27 minutes.

June 1996 - About 200 English fans arrested in central London after England loses to Germany in the European Championship semifinals.

October 1997 - Police baton-charge England fans during a World Cup qualifying game in Rome.

June 1998 - England fans clash with locals in Marseille and Saint-Etienne, France, at the World Cup.

November 1999 - About 160 fans are arrested in running battles between England and Scotland fans before European Championship playoff game in Glasgow.

June 2000 - About 850 fans - almost all English - are detained after rioting in Brussels and Charleroi, Belgium, before England's Euro 2000 game against Germany. 56 people injured. UEFA threatens to throw England out of competition.

June 2016 - Hundreds of fans, mostly English, clash with locals and Russia supporters in Marseille over three days. The worst riots take place the day of England's opening European Championship against Russia.