Has Wembley chaos wrecked Britain and Ireland’s 2030 World Cup bid?

Boris Johnson remains confident of the joint bid despite the ‘scenes of mayhem’ at Euro 2020 final

Supporters packed Wembley Way ahead of the Euro 2020 final
Supporters packed Wembley Way ahead of the Euro 2020 final
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England lost the Euro 2020 final and some fans “lost the plot”, says the Indian Express. There was a time in the 1980s and 1990s when there was just one word to describe the average England football fan - “hooligan” - and the final at Wembley “proved once again that frenzy for the game can often bring out the worst in football followers”.

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