'Every summer, they fill up your beaches. They drink all your beer. They make a mess of your plazas,' said the front page - which was reported as a hate crime.
A pro-Scottish independence newspaper has issued an apology for resorting to 'lazy stereotypes' after it was heavily criticised over its front page urging Spain to take 'revenge' on England in the Euro 2024 final. The National said it had set out to make a 'light-hearted joke' but conceded it 'crossed a line' in its poor depiction of England supporters.
Even SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, who openly supported whatever team England played against in the competition, appeared to take aim at it, saying: 'Football rivalry at club and international level is normal and healthy. Without it the game is nothing. 'Lazy stereotypes, xenophobia and a dose of snobbery is not what rivalry, nor football, should be about. 'Let's just stick to petty, ill-informed, good-natured and funny.
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