England followers kicked out of Texas pub throughout recreation for second night time in a row over ‘mayhem’
The Londoner Pub in Dallas, Texas, hit headlines across the US and UK after it was forced to close after police shut the bar after it claimed to have served fans over 5,000 beers
A pub closed by England fans on Tuesday was forced to shut again during the England and Croatia watch party(Image: Avi Adelman/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
A pub which said it sold more than 5,000 beers to England fans the night before their World Cup opener was forced to close during a watch party for the Three Lions’ win over Croatia. The Dallas Fire Department, along with police, made all fans, some were also not for England, leave the bar during the game.
The Londoner Pub in Dallas said the fire marshal ordered an early closure time after “the mayhem that descended on us” with footage on social media showing the venue again crowded with England supporters.
The pub said its sales did not account for the “destruction of our property and landscaping”. There was apparently four minutes left of the match when fire marshal made a decision over overcrowding on site.
In a statement issued on Wednesday (June 17), the pub said it was “incredibly grateful for the business” but issued a reminder to guests that it was in a “complex of other businesses”.
It read: “We are closed for the rest of the day, on order of the fire marshal. Thank you to those of us who saw the mayhem that descended upon us and understand we did our very best to manage the situation.
“The sales are overinflated in reports and do not account for the destruction of our property and landscaping.
“We are incredibly grateful for the business and have done our absolute best to manage it.
“Reminder to our guests: We are in a complex of other businesses, but there are also residences in Mockingbird Station.”
The venue played host to hundreds of Three Lions supporters on Tuesday, which saw many defy police pleas to leave the premises.
During that evening, fans could be seen kicking a football up onto the pub’s balcony, with the ball occasionally landing on the bonnets of nearby vehicles.
Plants were also dropped off the edge of the balcony by a very small group. A number of England fans stayed behind to help the clean-up efforts.
Police officers entered the pub and ordered supporters to move on just before 10pm.
After the venue was cleared, a large number of fans remained on the balcony for another couple of hours. Officers confirmed the early closure was due to the venue reaching maximum capacity, with only two security guards on duty.
Bar staff previously said 2,352 bottles of beer were sold, with more than 5,000 beers in total being shifted, and around £30,000 made from sales from the evening – although the figure has now been disputed.
The Londoner Pub told customers it would be opening its doors again at 11am on Thursday.
