England Fans Riot In South Africa: Picture

ENGLAND are thrashed 4-1 by Germany in the World Cup. Technology is trying to locate the England team spirit. Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, says he’s looked but he can’t see any of that Hillsborough-style hooliganism. We can.

One of your writer’s routine jobs on the tabloids was to compile the list of “SHAME”, in which the English Disease would be chronicled in as much titillating detail as possible. So. We set about looking for football violence in South Africa. And we found some.

The violence was not only the English football hacks cornering an Italian and beating the crap-ello out of him with words. But we saw an actual fan being escorted from a bar in South Africa. It’s England’s SHAME. Cue the technology:

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Jorge Larrionda (centre left), match referee from last night's England match against Germany, tips Fifa volunteer Charlotte Molakeng - who questioned him on Frank Lampard's disallowed goal - in Bloemfontein airport, following England's exit from the 2010 World Cup.

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Posted: 28th, June 2010 | In: Sports Comments (6) | TrackBack | Permalink