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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Paul MacInnes in Gelsenkirchen

England supporters’ group calls for urgent review after fans left stranded

Fans are crammed in waiting for trains in Gelsenkirchen
England fans were crammed in waiting for trains and trams in Gelsenkirchen before and after their opening victory at Euro 2024. Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

The official England supporters’ group has called for an “urgent and thorough review” of the arrangements that led to thousands of fans being stranded before and after the fixture against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday night.

The Free Lions group described fans being crammed on to trams, forced to walk for miles and stranded in the city some three hours after the final whistle. It said it was “dismayed” and called on Uefa to guarantee sufficient transport arrangements to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

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