Two England fans arrested after overnight trouble in Marseille

Gendarmes clad in riot gear and accompanied by dogs were deployed on the streets of the southern city after trouble flared outside a pub shortly before midnight on Thursday.

Police said one of the fans was arrested for assaulting a barman and the other for violent disorder. According to initial reports local 'ultras' descended on the pub, which was later confirmed by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC).

"At around midnight, there was a short confrontation where a group of approximately 70 local youths approached a pub where England fans had congregated," the NPCC said.

One England supporter suffered a head injury in the brawl after being hit across the face with a wooden chair.

Reports in the British media suggested some fans were also heard chanting: ‘Isis, where are you?’

England face Russia in their opening Group B clash at Stade Velodrome on Saturday.