Italy fear England hooligans coming to Milan for Nations League

While Italy play England behind closed doors in Wolverhampton, there are fears a flood of hooligans will travel to San Siro for the Nations League return match.

The reason England are playing at Molineux in an empty stadium on June 11 is punishment from UEFA after the behaviour of their fans in the last game against Italy.

That was the EURO 2020 Final at Wembley Stadium in July 2021, which saw hundreds if not thousands of ticketless supporters barge their way into the arena and violent clashes outside.

It is only a one-match ban, but it does make it even more likely that fans will then travel for the away fixtures in the Nations League against Germany on June 7 and Italy on June 11.

According to The Sun newspaper, the England FA are concerned that because that Italy match is on a Saturday, far more of the hooligans will travel to Milan than Munich.

An alcohol ban is likely to be imposed in the city on the day of the event, as Italian businesses are notoriously fearful of England fans drinking all day and damaging or urinating on historic landmarks.