England's Euro 2024 opener against Serbia on 16 June has been deemed 'high-risk' by German authorities.
German authorities have deemed England’s opening Euro 2024 match against Serbia on 16 June to be "high-risk".
“The authorities rated that match from the start as high-risk” Andreas Schaer, the managing director of Euro 2024, told BBC Sport. Serbian fans have chanted in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Red Star Belgrade retaining their sponsorship deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom. In March, Serbia agreed to play Russia in a friendly, the first European country to do so since Russia’s national team was banned by Uefa and Fifa following the invasion. However, some experts warn against assuming the worst.
In Gelsenkirchen, 40,000 English supporters are expected, and after the violence that marred the Euro 2016 match against Russia in Marseille, and the disorder that overshadowed the Euro 2020 final at Wembley, organisers will be desperate to avoid any repeat of such scenes.
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