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--> England's fans leave the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart, Germany, as a storm breaks out after England's victory over Ecuador in the World Cup soccer match Sunday, June 25. 2006. England won their round of sixteen soccer match against Ecuador 1-0 to advance to quarterfinals of the tournament. (AP Photo/PA, Gareth Fuller)
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June 26, 2006, 3:41PM
Peace in Stuttgart As English Fans Leave
By CLARE NULLIS Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press
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--> STUTTGART, Germany — This southern city bid goodbye to English fans who came to support their team and left without major incident after England beat Ecuador.
On Monday, police released all but five of the 122 English fans left in jail. More than 500 English were arrested over the weekend before Sunday's match after two violent outbursts, but there was little trouble afterward as an evening downpour and a 1-0 victory helped mellow the crowds.
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Sunday was peaceful, and police spokesman Olaf Petersen said just nine fans were arrested for minor offenses.
In the free open-air viewing area, middle-aged couples and families with children _ some carrying the German flag _ mingled with fans clad in flags or walking around shirtless to bare patriotic tattoos.
"It's a party. We're here to have fun," whooped Kevin Penfold as he swapped his red England shirt for an Ecuadorean one worn by Ana Cecilia Pinos Flores, who struggled to put on her sweat-soaked acquisition.
Nearby, an English fan with his chest hairs dyed ginger and shaved in the shape of a cross grinned benignly in an alcoholic daze as his friends covered him in a flag. Others bellowed songs about downing German bombers in World War II.
Nearly 2,000 police officers patrolled normally pristine Stuttgart, a force boosted by hooligan experts from England. It was a model of cooperation that, so far this World Cup, has helped prevent widespread trouble.
PUT A FEW DOZEN PINTS IN BRITS AND THEY JUST DONT KNOW HOW TO ACT IN PUBLIC.
:drink:
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--> England's fans leave the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart, Germany, as a storm breaks out after England's victory over Ecuador in the World Cup soccer match Sunday, June 25. 2006. England won their round of sixteen soccer match against Ecuador 1-0 to advance to quarterfinals of the tournament. (AP Photo/PA, Gareth Fuller)
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June 26, 2006, 3:41PM
Peace in Stuttgart As English Fans Leave
By CLARE NULLIS Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press
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--> STUTTGART, Germany — This southern city bid goodbye to English fans who came to support their team and left without major incident after England beat Ecuador.
On Monday, police released all but five of the 122 English fans left in jail. More than 500 English were arrested over the weekend before Sunday's match after two violent outbursts, but there was little trouble afterward as an evening downpour and a 1-0 victory helped mellow the crowds.
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Sunday was peaceful, and police spokesman Olaf Petersen said just nine fans were arrested for minor offenses.
In the free open-air viewing area, middle-aged couples and families with children _ some carrying the German flag _ mingled with fans clad in flags or walking around shirtless to bare patriotic tattoos.
"It's a party. We're here to have fun," whooped Kevin Penfold as he swapped his red England shirt for an Ecuadorean one worn by Ana Cecilia Pinos Flores, who struggled to put on her sweat-soaked acquisition.
Nearby, an English fan with his chest hairs dyed ginger and shaved in the shape of a cross grinned benignly in an alcoholic daze as his friends covered him in a flag. Others bellowed songs about downing German bombers in World War II.
Nearly 2,000 police officers patrolled normally pristine Stuttgart, a force boosted by hooligan experts from England. It was a model of cooperation that, so far this World Cup, has helped prevent widespread trouble.
PUT A FEW DOZEN PINTS IN BRITS AND THEY JUST DONT KNOW HOW TO ACT IN PUBLIC.
:drink: