https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Four French police officers were hurt during clashes outside Saint-Etienne's stadium after Monaco crushed the home team, police and local government said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171216/four-police-hurt-in-clashes-with-saint-etienne-ultras Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:06:44 +0100 four-police-hurt-in-clashes-with-saint-etienne-ultras Authorities at Euro 2016 in France are under pressure to stop fans smuggling flares into stadiums, but after one man was found to have hidden one device in his rectum, is there anything they can do? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160620/are-euro-2016-fans-hiding-flares-in-their-rectums Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:08:13 +0200 are-euro-2016-fans-hiding-flares-in-their-rectums Videos posted online show a gang of around 30 individuals attack a bar where England fans had been drinking in the city of Lyon. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160620/england-fans-attacked-in-lyon-ahead-of-euro-2016-match Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:44:16 +0200 england-fans-attacked-in-lyon-ahead-of-euro-2016-match France on Saturday expelled Russian far-right football fan leader Alexander Shprygin over violence at Euro 2016 as UEFA opened an inquiry into new chaos caused by Croatian supporters. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160618/twenty-russian-fans-expelled-from-france Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:01:25 +0200 twenty-russian-fans-expelled-from-france Much of Lens was closing down on Thursday and hoping for the best as the tiny northern French town braced itself ahead of the England versus Wales Euro 2016 clash on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160616/tiny-lens-readies-for-battle-of-britain-and-50-000-fans Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:35:06 +0200 tiny-lens-readies-for-battle-of-britain-and-50-000-fans French riot police were involved in clashes with England fans in Lille late on Wednesday night, after earlier clashes between Russian fans and their English counterparts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160616/trouble-flares-in-lille-as-english-and-russians-clash Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:04:16 +0200 trouble-flares-in-lille-as-english-and-russians-clash Lille in northern France, was high alert on Wednesday as there were fears the arrival of tens of thousands of English, Welsh and Russian football supporters would lead to more outbreaks of hooliganism. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160615/lille-and-lens-braced-for-english-and-welsh-and-russians Wed, 15 Jun 2016 09:57:31 +0200 lille-and-lens-braced-for-english-and-welsh-and-russians France has acted to expel a group of suspected Russian hooligans from the country, while another 43 have been taken into custody, in connection with Saturday's violence in Marseile. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160614/france-throws-russians-out-of-country-over-violence-fears Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:32:40 +0200 france-throws-russians-out-of-country-over-violence-fears Two England fans have been given prison sentences for their role in the violence that blighted the build up to England versus Russia match in Marseille on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160613/british-fans-sent-to-prison-over-marseille-violence Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:05:03 +0200 british-fans-sent-to-prison-over-marseille-violence The French government has told police to ban booze near stadiums and will reinforce security measures in a bid to prevent the kind of violence that marred England's match with Russia in Marseille. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160613/france-gives-police-new-powers-in-bod-to-quell Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:41:41 +0200 france-gives-police-new-powers-in-bod-to-quell Drunk England supporters were involved in clashes with local youths in Marseille just a day before the start of Euro 2016. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160610/england-fans-clash-with-youths-in-marseille Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:23:24 +0200 england-fans-clash-with-youths-in-marseille VIDEO: The problem hooliganism in French football reared its head again at the weekend with league chiefs and the government vowing to take action to stamp out the problem. On Monday authorities launched an official investigation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131125/french-government-vows-action-against-hooligans Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:32:00 +0100 french-government-vows-action-against-hooligans VIDEO: French police have charged a minibus driver carrying a group of Marseille football supporters who were involved in a mass brawl with fans of fierce rivals Lyon at a motorway toll plaza in the south of France at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130521/video-fan-charged-over-hooligans-motorway-brawl Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:00 +0200 video-fan-charged-over-hooligans-motorway-brawl