A topless England fan belly-flopped right into a fountain in Frankfurt’s metropolis centre right now whereas crowds of supporters cheered on as they sang ‘Phil Foden’s On Hearth’.
The German metropolis has become a sea of crimson and white as hundreds of Three Lions followers descended upon its streets forward of tonight’s Euros conflict towards Denmark.
Excited to see their workforce play their second group stage match on the Frankfurt Area, followers kicked off their ingesting early as they took over town with their England flags.
Crowds cheered as a topless man stood on the sting of a fountain within the metropolis’s Romerberg Sq. and led them within the refrain of ‘Phil Foden’s On Hearth’ to the tune of Bruce Springsteen’s hit ‘Dancing In The Darkish’ earlier than taking a dive into the water.
Followers had been additionally seen singing their hearts out to event anthem Hey Jude in tribute to famous person ahead Jude Bellingham, 20.
By the riverside, England followers and Danes had been seen mingling collectively as a celebration environment gripped the fan park beside the Principal river.
A topless England fan was cheered on by hundreds of supporters within the Romerburg Sq. as he jumped into the fountain
The person cheers because the sq. sings ‘Phil Foden’s On Hearth’
England followers with beer glasses within the space of the primary station of Frankfurt am Principal
Man cheers as crowds benefit from the energetic environment within the construct as much as the Denmark recreation
A bunch of England followers celebrating forward of the match as they down beers whereas sporting crowns and England soccer shirts
Followers posing up earlier than the match which kicks off at 5pm UK time
An England supported having fun with a beer with the England flag painted on his face
England followers took over the streets of Frankfurt with giant flags as they ready to help their workforce at Frankfurt Area
Followers basked within the solar as they awaited the beginning of the a lot anticipated recreation
Alex Bowers and Carl Kieselbach, dressed as ‘Kings Guards’ in Frankfurt
It comes after round 2,000 England followers celebrated forward of the sport in Frankfurt’s most important metropolis sq. final evening, with movies exhibiting crowds singing in help of Phil Foden, who entered the Euros as Premier League participant of the 12 months.
A video posted on X by Jack Thirlwell confirmed crowds of England followers in excessive spirits final evening as they sang in unison whereas thrusting their fists within the air.
In the meantime, this afternoon red-shirted Danes dressed as Vikings posed alongside England followers within the white of the Three Lions as supporters of each groups loved the energetic environment collectively.
A floating big display screen by the Principal river – and a second one on the riverbank park – is because of broadcast the match to round 10,000 followers.
By early afternoon town’s most important sq. – which is lined with bars – was so full it turned tough to stroll by way of it. Witnesses mentioned drunken supporters at one level attracted the eye of police after leaping in a water fountain to chill off as temperatures reached 22C.
Native police mentioned right now’s match is a ‘danger recreation’ which they’ve intensely ready for, with quite a few officers deployed within the space.
The Prince of Wales can also be to be in Germany right now to cheer on the England workforce.
William, who’s president of the FA, will watch Gareth Southgate’s aspect of their second group stage match on the Frankfurt Area – the day earlier than his forty second birthday.
Followers had been in excessive spirits as they took within the good climate forward of the Euros conflict
In the meantime, Denmark followers additionally took within the thrilling environment as they ready to cheer on their workforce at tonight’s match
England merchandise was being offered to followers within the sq. earlier right now
Danish followers who had additionally travelled to Frankfurt for the Euros match had been dressed as vikings whereas donning crimson shirts and crimson face paint
A household of supporters donning England scarves and hats as they get able to attend the sector
Danes had let off flares as they gathered within the German metropolis forward of the match
A bunch of England supporters with flags painted on their foreheads prepared to observe the match at Frankfurt Area
A video posted on social media final evening confirmed a whole lot of England followers with their telephones out singing
The sq. was crammed with England followers, young and old, as folks had been seen promoting merchandise together with crimson and white scarves and bucket hats.
Again by the river, youngsters performed five-a-side on a floating 3G pitch which has been erected for the event as a competition environment took maintain – a far cry from the scenes in Gelsenkirchen metropolis centre when hooligans focused a bar filled with Serbian supporters forward of the groups’ first match on Sunday.
Finest pals Kevin Meynell, 59, and Ade Waring, 53, travelled to town with Mr Meynell’s son, Lucas, 18, and Mr Waring’s son-in-law, Joe Kelwick, 32.
The group had been sporting Three Lions official Hawaiian shirts and mentioned different followers had been begging to purchase them off the quartet.
Mr Meynall, who now lives in Oakland, California, mentioned: ‘I purchased them from the FA’s US retailer – apparently they’re all offered out again at residence.’
Lawrence Jackson, 34, and brother Matthew, 29, few in from Basingstoke, Hampshire, final evening(Wed) and mentioned it was their first journey following England.
Matthew mentioned: ‘We’re loving it. There’s loads of booze and meals’, as he predicted a 2-0 win.
His older brother additionally backed England to triumph, however the youngsters’s soccer coach thought England’s ‘shaky’ defence might price them a purpose.
Elsewhere within the metropolis centre, O’Reilly’s Irish bar reverse the primary railway station was full of England followers from late morning.
Teams pinned their flags of St George to the out of doors terrace’s trellises as they drank simply yards from the so-called ‘zombieland’ district the place MailOnline witnessed drug offers happening in broad daylight.
Describing the match as a ‘danger recreation’, police in Frankfurt issued a warning to followers.
It mentioned: ‘We as police in Hessen can thus far look again on a completely peaceable [police] operation and might draw a very constructive conclusion.
‘The sport between Denmark and England in Frankfurt right now is a ‘danger recreation’ which we’ve intensely ready for. We have now deployed quite a few officers in the entire metropolis space on your security right now.
‘We’re vigilant to forestall crimes and are determinedly and constantly performing towards criminals so that every one peaceable followers can take pleasure in a pleasant soccer competition.’
A baby is seen wrapped within the England flag whereas donning a crimson and white bucket hat
Supporters introduced out their soccer shirts for the large day as they descended upon town in anticipation for the large match later right now
Photos present followers had taken with them their workforce’s flags, with one flag studying: ‘Burton-on-Trent, it is coming residence’.
A Wycombe Wanderers flag was additionally noticed, as was a Bournemouth flag and one representing Bristol.
Tonight’s recreation might be England’s second match of the group stage, with Gareth Southgate’s workforce hoping to safe a last-16 spot for the knockout stage.
Pubs in Frankfurt are already packed out by followers as they take the booze in time for the 5pm kick-off – which is able to see followers in England speeding to move out of the workplace in time to catch the match.
All eyes are on rising soccer icon Jude Bellingham after his profitable purpose in final week’s recreation towards Serbia.
Pubs all through Frankfurt by the hundreds of loyal followers who flew out to observe the Euros
Followers pictured having fun with a pint within the metropolis centre
Round two thousand followers descended upon the sq. final evening, the vast majority of whom had been mentioned to have been ‘behaving extraordinarily properly’
It comes because the UK Soccer Policing Unit has mentioned England followers in Germany for Euro 2024 are ‘behaving extraordinarily properly’.
Whereas a UKFPU replace issued this morning talked about there had been three arrests, the image on the entire was a constructive one.
‘Round 2,000 England followers had been in the primary metropolis sq. in Frankfurt final evening (June 19) and no main points had been reported,’ the assertion learn.
‘That is indicative of what we’ve seen throughout Germany thus far, with the overwhelming majority of England followers behaving extraordinarily properly.
‘Three England followers had been arrested by German Police (one for bottle throwing, one for abusing a UK police officer and one for throwing a missile at police and being in possession of medication).’
Police in Gelsenkirchen praised the ‘level-headed’ behaviour of England followers affected by transport points attending to and away from their opening match towards Serbia final Sunday.
The Free Lions Fan Embassy known as for an pressing and thorough evaluation of the transport issues encountered by England supporters, with the workforce returning to Gelsenkirchen for the final 16 on June 30 in the event that they end high of Group C.
Prince William – a passionate Aston Villa fan – offered shirts to the England males’s squad earlier than the workforce left for Germany, making a shock go to to St George’s Park, England’s nationwide soccer centre in Burton upon Trent.
He additionally shared his youngest son Prince Louis’ recommendation, who instructed the gamers ‘eat twice the quantity’ to safe their bid for Euros glory.
The journey might be a solo one for William, because the Princess of Wales is away from public duties whereas she continues her remedy for most cancers.
England bought off to a constructive begin in Germany when Jude Bellingham scored a header 13 minutes into their Group C opener.
Greater than 10 million folks tuned in to observe England narrowly overcome Serbia of their first match on June 16, with the BBC’s protection of the conflict peaking at 15 million views, the company mentioned.
The match was additionally streamed 3.5 million instances on BBC iPlayer.
