I suppose you've all heard about Sven saying that English fans travelling to Turkey to watch Turkey-England in the final qualifying game of the group are risking their lives by doing so.
If the situation in Turkey is so bad as to pose a threat to the lives of travelling fans then why are Turkey still in the tournament? Otherwise, why, if it's so bad for travelling fans to go and support their team why don't they play the game behind closed doors to all fans?
What about the Turkish FA saying they'll sell tickets to the English fans if the English FA don't? If there are incidents would the Turkish FA then be held accountable for their actions by UEFA/FIFA if the English FA are doing everything they can to stop there being trouble?
I know English fans have developed a hooligan stereotype in Europe (and who can blame them after scenes in the past (and quite recent past too)) but they aren't the only ones. They seem to be the ones getting punished and threatened with expulsion all the time though.
If the situation in Turkey is so bad as to pose a threat to the lives of travelling fans then why are Turkey still in the tournament? Otherwise, why, if it's so bad for travelling fans to go and support their team why don't they play the game behind closed doors to all fans?
What about the Turkish FA saying they'll sell tickets to the English fans if the English FA don't? If there are incidents would the Turkish FA then be held accountable for their actions by UEFA/FIFA if the English FA are doing everything they can to stop there being trouble?
I know English fans have developed a hooligan stereotype in Europe (and who can blame them after scenes in the past (and quite recent past too)) but they aren't the only ones. They seem to be the ones getting punished and threatened with expulsion all the time though.