Johansson boosts England over expulsion threat

England’s threat of expulsion from the European Championships if their fans misbehave appeared to recede today when UEFA president Lennart Johnansson handed the Football Association his full backing.

Johnansson admitted his own organisation had been wrong earlier this week to intimate that the FA would be wholly responsible for the behaviour of all supporters and as such would be hit with the ultimate sanction if matters got out of control.