‘No fair play, we’re English’: Europe’s press reacts to Euro 2020 chaos

The disorder and abuse that scarred England's defeat by Italy met a scathing reaction from media across the continent

The booing of visiting teams' national anthems, footage of fans without tickets breaking through barriers to get into Wembley and the online racist abuse of England's unlucky penalty-takers has made many commentators in continental Europe question notions of English fair play.

Where have the much-vaunted English qualities of fair play, respect and decency gone?" asked the French daily Liberation. In an editorial, the newspaper's foreign editor, Sonia Delesalle-Stolper, wrote: The England team's defeat has been sad for the players and for supporters who were enthused by this young, talented team representing a vibrant and diverse nation.