This is the shocking moment a huge group of England fans erupted in a mass brawl outside a pub after the crushing defeat at Euro 2024.
The ugly scenes broke out on a high street in Hertford last night after the Three Lions were beaten 2-1 by Spain in Berlin.
Video footage shows a huge group of men, who had seemingly just come out of a pub, exchanging savage blows in the middle of the road.
Other fans look on in shock and dismay as the supporters punch and kick each other on the floor.
England fans poured out into the street following the England defeat and started violently brawling
Some fans were thrown to the ground and punched and kicked by groups of people
Hertfordshire Police has been approached for comment.
There were also violent scenes in Benidorm following the match, with shirtless fans having a punch-up in the middle of a busy street.
One video starts with the sound of two loud smacks as a man punches two people in the face, flooring them.
Then a group of men charge into the frame, chasing after the attacker as onlookers shout in disbelief.
The men who were knocked down help each other up off the floor while people crowd around to check if they are OK.
England supporters had previously vowed to ‘take over’ Benidorm if the squad managed to bag the illustrious championship title.
But it was Spaniards dancing in the streets proudly waving their flags after the devastating loss, which echoed England’s tragic defeat four years ago against Italy.
Cars streamed through the town hooting their horns with passengers waving the Spanish flag out of the windows.
Grown men wept into each other’s shoulders, prostitutes tried to console reluctant customers in England shirts and Spanish fans offered hand-shakes to celebrate a hard-fought match.
Even in the stands in the Olympiastadion in Berlin, England fans started punching each other after the match.
It isn’t known why the England fans started brawling. But many people were shocked by the scenes
Many of the people in the fight were wearing fashionable bags with one local quipping ‘manbags at dawn’
Violent and angry scenes erupted in the stands at Olympiastadion in Berlin last night where the final as two Englishman threw punches at one another
WELWYN — Shocking footage from last night shows some Three Lions fans fighting each other in the village as two brutes are seen raining down punches on another man
Two England fans embrace after the Three Lions’ crushing 2-1 defeat to Spain in the Euros final
One football fan in Benidorm had to be held back by friends after England’s EURO 2024 dreams were dashed (pictured)
Other shocking footage from last night shows Three Lions fans fighting each other in the village of Welwyn.
Two brutes are seen raining heavy punches down on another man who is pushed to the ground as he sits in his chair.
It is estimated that as many as two million people could call in sick today.
Millions more bleary-eyed fans expected to work from home, while some schools told children they could come in late after staying up for the final whistle.
One employer, supermarket chain Lidl, decided to give its 30,000 staff a lie-in and opened stores an hour late this morning after England’s heartbreaking defeat against Spain in Berlin.
Online personal injury claims firm claims.co.uk calculated that an average of 425,000 Britons call in sick every day but that sickness rocketed after ‘big events’ such as football tournaments, Christmas parties, and bank holidays.
It estimates the number of people ringing in sick could rise as much as five-fold today – with a potential cost to the economy of as much as £1.9bn.
Meanwhile, photographs emerged today showing trains and motorways eerily quiet.
This morning, the usually bustling London Waterloo station was almost deserted and one of the Aston Express Way – one of the busiest routes into Birmingham – looked empty as people stayed in bed to nurse their hangovers and broken hearts.
The scale of workplace absence was calculated in a study using data from the Office for National Statistics from the past ten years.
LONDON — A usually bustling London Waterloo station was eerily quiet this morning as England fans nursed hangovers and broken hearts
The Aston Express Way – one of the busiest routes into Birmingham – looked empty as people stayed in bed with two million expected to call in sick
The Three Lions will fly into a UK airport on a private jet this afternoon but there will be no chance for supporters to greet them back on home soil.
The team stayed at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Berlin but checked out at 9am this morning. Stars Jude Bellingham, Kyle Walker, Harry Kane, Phil Foden and goalscorer Cole Palmer all looked forlorn as they walked to the team coach.
It came as the country waits to see if Gareth Southgate will resign as England manager after his second straight defeat in a Euros final – amid growing rumours that the defeat to Spain will be his last game.
Had England won the match in Berlin last night, an open top bus tour of London was planned. But now the team will slip home when they leave Germany and land in the UK later. ITV will reportedly offer Southgate a pundit role – should he step down – because he is held in such high esteem by the broadcaster.