AFP agency managed to interview one of the Russian hooligans leaders Vladimir, who revealed the reasons for coming to the European Championship.
"No matter which city of our country we came from and which team we support. The most important thing is that we are all from Russia.
We came to fight with the English," - said the father of two children.
"It is always said that the fans of these national teams are the main hooligans. We came here to show that they are cowards," - insisted Vladimir.
"Our core consists of 20-30-year-old athletes. They engage in boxing or other combat sports.
The goal is to show that the English are not hooligans and they don't even know how to fight. It's like a sport. During the fights, the English use chairs and bottles, while we only use fists. We don't want to hurt or injure anyone. We just need to show our strength,"
"The French police watched our fight and intervened only in the last seconds," - the hooligan marveled at the fear of local officials.
