England fans tear gassed & shoved against fences by ‘heavy handed’ riot cops before Greece clash as FA launch probe
ENGLAND fans were tear gassed and shoved against fences by riot cops before last night’s clash with Greece.
The FA is now launching a probe into the Nations League match in Athens with officers accused of being heavy handed with Three Lions supporters.
The Football Supporters Association accused Greek police of creating a ‘dangerous’ situation[/caption]
Riot cops met England fans outside Athens Olympic Stadium on Thursday night[/caption]
England fans eventually made it inside to watch the team win 3-0[/caption]
Around 3,000 supporters had tickets for the game, but some were not inside Olympic Stadium by kickoff.
England fan Jack Loftus said: “They [police] went to adjust the queue at the front to make it narrower and longer, and just did it with force.
“They were pushing the crowd amongst the fence.”
The FA said: “We are aware that some of our fans had a difficult experience outside the ground and are obtaining more information on exactly what happened.”
The Football Supporters’ Association accused Greek officers of of creating an “unjustifiably dangerous” situation.
They said: “Unfortunately, once again, we are having to ask England supporters to send in their witness accounts to ourselves regarding the situation outside of the Athens Olympic Stadium.
“To see the treatment of our fans by local police using shields and tear gas to do something as simple as rearrange a queue, is so incredibly frustrating.
“On a night where we had a great result on the pitch, there is still clearly so much needed to do off it to ensure our supporters aren’t put in unjustifiably dangerous situations.”
England trounced Greece 3-0 moving the Three Lions to the top of group B2 and avenging the shock 2-1 loss to the side back in October.
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