As I was writing that last blog, News 24 went live to lisbon to bask in the friendly atmostphere among the England fans. The hack chatted to a charming bunch of our country’s ambassadors, all smirking when he asked them if they were concerned about violence breaking out. “pick on someone else..go on” quipped one as sweat dripped off of his fat shaven head onto the england flag tied round his bare, sun burnt beer-belly.
This went on for a while, until the interviewer started to wrap up. In the background, all of the bulldog faced fans were chanting and shouting some inaudible bollocks and punching the air. Then, after talking about how friendly everyone was and how there was no risk of hooliganism, he said, and I quote:
“a tiny bit of racist chanting there, but certainly nothing serious.”