Tuesday 7 June 2022 07:19 PM Three England fans are arrested for making NAZI salutes before Germany game in ... trends now

Three England fans have been arrested in Munich for making Nazi salutes ahead of the Nations League tie with Germany this evening, local police said - as a video emerged of a group singing '10 German Bombers' despite Gareth Southgate's pleas not to. 

Another fan caused £1,700 worth of damage after he let off a flare inside his hotel room, while four others were arrested for incidents including insulting police officers and urinating in the street.

Many of the troublemakers were dealt with by being ordered to pay a security deposit of around £170 - the local equivalent of an on-the-spot fine - while two who were unable to pay the money were brought before a district judge.

Some bars in the city closed early yesterday after being overwhelmed by the number of fans, while other pubs did not open at all today after reports of incidents getting out of hand among some supporters.

Police were called to one 'brawl' yesterday, reported to have involved 30 to 50 England fans, but said it had dispersed by the time armed officers arrived on the scene.

There are fears of further clashes later today after some England fans bought tickets in the German-supporting section of the Allianz Arena.

A Munich police spokesman said police would only be able to stop England fans going in the 'home' end if there was an expectation they may cause trouble.

He said that 700 police officers had been deployed to deal with the influx of England fans to the city since Saturday, considerably more than would be working for a Bayern Munich football match.

It follows a plea from England manager Gareth Southgate for fans to behave to repair their damaged reputation, particularly in light of the unsavoury scenes at Wembley during the Euro 2020 final.  

Three Lions supporters in Munich have said the overwhelming majority of fans want to 'fix' their 'pretty poor reputation' internationally,

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