France jails three Russian fans over Euro 2016 violence

France has sentenced three Russian fans to prison and plans to deport 20 others next week for their role in the violence in Marseille that marred Russia’s Euro 2016 opening match against England.

Violence has since moved to the north, where Russia played Slovakia on Wednesday and England beat Wales yesterday but nothing as bad as the violence witnessed last week in the south.

Among the three Russians given prison terms is Alexei Erunov, the director for fan relations at leading Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow. He was sentenced to two years.