FA investigate England fans singing anti-IRA songs at Scotland game

A Football Association official was forced to ask the England supporters’ band to stop playing during last night’s friendly against Scotland in Glasgow after it inadvertently provided background music to anti-IRA singing.

Some of the 5,000 away supporters sang foul-mouthed anti-IRA songs while the band played Follow England Away – a song it regularly performs during England matches – during the 3-1 victory for Roy Hodgson’s side at Celtic Park.