Serious problems at EURO 2024

“International tournaments are often described as “football festivals”, but EURO 2024 has become more like a rock festival as fans threw millions of beer mugs and plastic cups from the stands onto the pitch. Not only did they want to express their anger, it seemed that fans also wanted to attack the players because of their poor performance at EURO 2024. England played weakly, Belgium did not dare to attack despite having a top-class squad, Italy did not fare any better because their fighting spirit was no longer the same - all suffered the same fate”, commented the British newspaper The Guardian on the serious problem at EURO 2024.

Beer glasses were thrown down by fans after Italy's draw with Croatia

Of course, fans who throw beer cups at players and coaches of national teams should be punished appropriately. At previous EUROs, overzealous fans could be fined tens of thousands of euros, banned from the stadium or, more seriously, face criminal charges. But the opposite happened at EURO 2024, the organizing body chose not to comment on a series of incidents mentioned above. Fans across Europe still freely bought beer and brought it into German stadiums. Even the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body of the Union of European Football Associations worked more slowly than usual, constantly postponing complaints from players and coaches.

But not only did they attack the players and coaches, fans across Europe also attacked TV stations. In the final match between Italy and Croatia, the BBC commentary team was drenched in sweat after Luka Modric scored the opening goal.

“We’re soaking wet here, it feels like we’re being attacked,” said commentator Jonathan Pearce. After wiping his face and shirt with a towel, he switched to commentating: “Beers are flying, towels are flying, Croatia is flying!” Sitting next to him, Danny Murphy, described the BBC commentators as being on duty in the rain, having to quickly change their shirts.

Players had a hard time when beer glasses were thrown down while the match was still going on.

For England fans, throwing beer into the air to celebrate their team's goals has become an indispensable part of the 2018 World Cup. Places in London such as Boxpark, Croydon appeared millions of fans dancing under beer, spreading strongly on social networks. However, fans in England are not used to being allowed to bring drinks into the stands because this is banned for domestic tournaments. And in the first time doing it, they decided to "play big", throwing beer glasses at coach Southgate.

“ The world of the England team is very different now, everything is difficult and maybe that is because of me. However, I will not back down at EURO 2024. I understand the feelings of the fans and do not know what more to say. The England team still has a chance and the players are trying to achieve the highest position,” admitted coach Southgate.

Coach Southgate received a lot of criticism for England's playing style at EURO 2024

After the incident, England captain Harry Kane also spoke out: "I know there were some things after the match with coach Southgate. All England fans expect and want their team to win the championship. There are some things that go too far, like the beer glasses thrown at us, but that's life and you have to accept it. In my opinion, England still have to continue, ignore the criticism. Maybe after all, the fans will know that we are giving everything, trying our best to try to succeed."

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nem-coc-bia-xuong-san-phan-doi-cau-thu-hlv-van-nan-nghiem-trong-tai-euro-2024-18524062715382272.htm