French police used water cannon and tear gas on rioters as England football fans were involved in bloody clashes in Marseille for the third day running.
A Three Lions supporter was reported to be critically injured after the Mediterranean city descended into violent chaos hours before the team kicked off their Euro 2016 campaign against Russia.
Fist fights and bottle throwing broke out between the supporters and their Russian and French counterparts in Marseille's Old Port on Saturday afternoon.
Broken glass lay strewn across the square and crunched underfoot as the police fired tear gas into the fans, causing them to run.
Supporters were seen being beaten to the floor and repeatedly kicked in the head.
One English fan was seen sat on the floor covered in blood with a bandage round his head, while another man was reportedly given CPR and taken to hospital after an apparent cardiac arrest.
French paper L'Equipe reported that one England fan had to be resuscitated after being beaten by Russian hooligans and four others were also hurt.
Police water cannon arrived to try to control the fighting as they struggled to hold back the different groups.
Bloodied fans were seen fleeing the scene as missiles continued to be thrown.
Some of the streets close to the port were left covered in streams of blood and broken glass.
Eyewitnesses said a group of Russian hooligans arrived before fighting began.
Chairs from outside bars and cafes had been smashed apart and used as weapons. Some were covered in blood.
Car windscreens had also been smashed during the fighting and o nlookers said the area looked "like a war zone".
Hundreds of people were contained within the area by a long line of riot police police who had formed a line, while s ome people were chanting "England" or "Russia".
Source: PA
