PARIS (Sputnik) — Lille is a French city set to host a Russia-Slovakia football match later in the day.
"Four people were detained for brawling, including two Russians and two Ukrainians, they were taken into custody," the prefecture said, adding that another three were detained in a drunken state.
A representative of the prefecture added that the police suppressed small skirmishes several times during the night, but no major incidents happened.
On Saturday, the Russian national football team played in a draw with the team of England at the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament in France. Following the match, about 30 Russian fans entered the area with England's fans, having broken through a security cordon. The clashes began and the security forces had to separate the groups of fans.
