English fans arriving in France for the 2016 Euros were always going to make a splash, but even with that in mind last night was a shocker.

Held once every four years, wedged in between World Cups, this year’s tournament is under tight security following a number of terror threats.

With England due to play on Saturday their fans have flocked to Marseille, and their first night out on the piss quickly descended into violence.

Here’s the Daily Mail:

A group of England fans chanted: ‘ISIS, where are you?’

Marseille is a port city with a strong Islamic community and Muslims make up around a third of the population. Two England fans have been arrested, one for assaulting a barman and the other for violent disorder…

Last night there was conflicting reports of what sparked the clashes in the southern French city.

‘They were baiting us, and then attacked,’ said one fan from Leeds, who asked to be named only as Simon.

‘None of the England fans were doing anything wrong – a few of us had a bit much to drink, but that was all.

‘Suddenly a French gang appeared and started attacking us, and throwing stuff. We had to defend ourselves, and then the police showed up.’

Others spoke of their fear as they were targeted by youths brandishing makeshift weapons, and shouting ‘Get the English’.

Chris Lord, another England fan from London, said: ‘This was a really nasty attack. The gang knew exactly where we were, and clearly wanted to hurt us.’

 Just take a look at these scenes below – someone is taking a savage beating in the opening 20 seconds:

This is one tournament I’m happy to watch from the comfort of home with a beverage in hand.

Come on Belgium, time for your ‘golden generation’ to step up to the plate.

[source:dailymail]