Euro 2016: Fans injured ahead of England-Russia match

French police make arrests as clashes between rival fans of Euro 2016 teams fight in port city, leaving 10 injured.

With up to 90,000 fans expected to fill Marseille on Saturday, authorities were working to control the crowd

At least 10 people have been injured, one critically, after English and Russian football fans clashed with each other and with French riot police in Marseille ahead of their teams' opening Euro 2016 match.


There were also scuffles on Saturday between visiting fans and locals, with some wielding cafe tables as weapons, in a third day of violence in the narrow streets leading off Marseille's old port.

Police made six arrests on Saturday, adding to the nine from Friday, and those charged could face trial as early as Monday.