Trouble flares after England exit

Traffic was diverted and police held back the crowd as bottles were thrown and Portuguese supporters were taunted.

Meanwhile in Thetford, Norfolk, scared Portuguese fans cowered as the pub they were in was pelted with missiles.

Seven people were arrested in Boston, Lincs, after crowds of disappointed England fans congregated in Market Place after the penalty shoot-out and a small fire was started outside a kebab shop.

It is believed trouble began in Jersey when people were trying to reach the Portuguese Club in St James Street - the scenes were the most serious among sporadic outbreaks.

The situation was brought under control by 0100 BST.

Jersey's population is around 10% Portuguese, of Madeiran origin.

Pub stand-off

Vingtenier Mitch Couriard from St Helier's Honorary Police said: "It was shocking. There's been nothing like this in Jersey in living memory.

"It was completely uncalled for."

Manuel Da Silva, President of the Portuguese Club, speaking from Lisbon, said: "I spoke to the steward at the club after the game and there was a really good atmosphere, but from there on I don't know what happened, so I am really sad to hear this."

In Thetford, scores of Portuguese fans - including children - were escorted to safety by police after being besieged inside a pub by England supporters for more than two hours.

The English fans since they have been here have known both defeat and victory and in each case they have behaved in a very civilised way

Portuguese police spokesman

Pictures from Lisbon
England's pub fans deflated

Missiles, including bottles, were thrown at the Red Lion pub in the Norfolk town which is managed by a group of Portuguese businessmen, following the dramatic game.

Gillian Shephard, the MP for South West Norfolk, said on Friday: "This was appalling.

"Thetford will not have a good reputation nationwide this morning."

The landlord of the pub, Sergio Quieros, said the damage to trade and the premises made it almost impossible for him to stay in the UK.

"I don't know if I will run the pub anymore.

"It's a shame because we have 6,000 Portuguese in Thetford.

"Maybe I'll go back to Portugal and stay there."

Diane Newman, who runs Portugal Media, the Portuguese newspaper in Thetford, said: "I think that any true English person will be appalled."

There were also 17 arrests in Hertfordshire after scenes of public disorder.

Five people were arrested in Watford, five in Hoddesdon, two in Stevenage, two in St Albans and one each in Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead and Hitchin, police said.

Double the calls

In the two hours after the game, the Essex Ambulance Service received double the number of calls it usually does.

Missiles were thrown at Portuguese fans in the pub

Ambulances went to five instances of assault in Clacton, two in Colchester, two in Leigh, and three in Southend.

There were also numerous calls from people who were drunk and had cut themselves on glass.

Scotland Yard said six people were arrested in Croydon for public order offences after the game.

Despite contingency plans West Yorkshire Police reported only a few smashed windows, no major problems and no repeat of the violence that followed England's defeat to France.

Ironically, police in Lisbon said England supporters were well behaved after the game.

"The English fans since they have been here have known both defeat and victory and in each case they have behaved in a very civilised way," a Portuguese police spokesman said.

How come the much maligned fans behave themselves in Portugal yet the ones back home cause so much havoc just because we lost at football?