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| Two England fans have been jailed in France in connection with the violence in Marseille during the 2016 European Championships. | |
| Alexander Booth and Ian Hepworth were handed jail sentences of two months and three months respectively and both banned from France for two years. | |
| Booth, 20, from Huddersfield, was charged with throwing bottles at police officers trying to calm the situation. | |
| Meanwhile Hepworth, 41, a psychiatric nurse from Sheffield, was jailed for three months for a similar offence. | |
| Six supporters including a 16-year-old Briton have been charged on public order offences for their involvement in brawls and vandalism before, during and after England's opening match against Russia on Saturday. | |
| Booth's father Chris was seen in tears after the sentence was read out and was overheard saying "I'll fight it" and mouthed the word "miscarriage", according to Press Association. | |
| Yesterday Uefa threatened to eject both the England and Russia teams from the ongoing tournament if violence continues. | |
| In response, England captain Wayne Rooney and manager Roy Hodgson posted a video online asking fans to "behave" so the side could remain in the contest. | |
| At least 35 people were injured in the clashes, including four who were said to be in a serious condition. | |
| Brice Robin, the chief prosecutor in Marseille, said England fans had been targeted by 150 "hyper-rapid and hyper-violent" Russians with fighting equipment and gumshields. | |
| He warned travelling fans the group could move to other match locations in France to ambush fans coming out of stadiums. | |
| Alcohol has now been banned from “sensitive areas” around Euro 2016 matches after violence marred the opening days of the tournament. | |