Arsenal fans were involved in a vicious brawl outside a sports bar after the club’s Champions League defeat, with a man left bloodied and another knocked out by a savage kick and sucker punch.
Several supporters wearing Arsenal shirts were caught up in the violent clash moments after the Gunners lost the final against Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in Budapest, Hungary. Back in London, tempers flared outside Mulligans in The Brewery Shopping Centre on Waterloo Road, Romford, as fans spilled out following the match.
Shocking footage that has gone viral online shows a large group fighting in the street while stunned onlookers watch on. During the clip, a man in a white top can be seen covered in blood, with it pouring from his nose following the brawl. While another, already struggling to stand, is seemingly left unconscious by a cowardly kick to the head, followed up by a punch.
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Security staff rushed outside in an attempt to break up the fight, but struggled to bring the situation under control as more people joined in the brawl and the violence spread.
Stunned bystanders watched and some tried to intervene as cowardly sucker punches continued to fly in. Members of staff from the nearby shops also tried to separate those involved as the brawl continued to escalate.
Several men appear to be punched while on the ground as screams and shouts ring out from horrified memebrs of the public pleading for the fighting to stop.
The brawl eventually came to an end when those involved were pulled apart and the injured were dragged away from the scene.
The video of the fight was posted to social media and users were quick to condemn the violence after the footage was shared online. One person said: “Lots of sucker punches and booting people on the floor. Shambolic. An absolute shower.”
Another commenter added: “Pathetic.” One viewer wrote: “What a pathetic bunch of ‘men’.”
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Another person said: “You lump of idiots, get lost.” And one user added: “Idiots on drink, it’s absolutely embarrassing.”
Violence and disorder also cast a shadow over the Premier League title parade in north London on Monday as the Metropolitan Police confirmed the 16 arrests related to charges including drunk and disorderly conduct, drug offences, sexual assault and assaulting emergency workers.
An eyewitness who attended the parade said: “What started as an amazing day quickly turned into carnage. Fans were climbing scaffolding, lampposts and trees just to catch a glimpse of the buses.
“Luckily, the people around me were in great spirits but leaving the area was chaos.”
Around 500 police officers were deployed at the event, which the force described as one of their largest of the year.
The London Fire Brigade were also kept busy, with a flare igniting a fire in a hotel, while “approximately 75 people” had to be rescued from heights, having climbed up trees and on top of bus stops and buildings for a better view of their heroes.