England’s national football team got a big 3-0 win over Greece in the UEFA Nations League but the victory got overshadowed by some pretty bad incidents with their fans. The match which was played at the Athens Olympic Stadium showed how good England was playing under temporary coach Lee Carsley. But there were some serious worries about fan safety after reports came out about tear gas and violent treatment of England supporters which made the Football Association (FA) start looking into it.
- England beat Greece 3-0 in the UEFA Nations League.
- Fan safety worries came up because of tear gas and violent treatment in Athens.
- The FA is looking into what happened showing there’s bigger problems with fan safety.
England’s Tactical Win in Athens
England really showed what they could do getting a 3-0 win against Greece on November 14, 2024. Temporary coach Lee Carsley got the team playing really good with goals coming from Ollie Watkins an own goal by Odisseas Vlachodimos and Curtis Jones scored near the end. What got people talking was that Harry Kane wasn’t playing which got people wondering but it ended up working out good. Carsley made some brave choices like not playing Kane because he wanted to see what some of the newer players could do while the teams changing things up.
The FA and the Football Supporters Association are investigating reports of England fans being tear gassed and violently treated while trying to enter the Olympic Stadium in Athens last night. https://t.co/6eIYvbfKKB
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews)
November 15, 2024
If you want to know more about the match including what people thought would happen and how players did you can check out this detailed match preview.
Fan Safety Worries Come Up
Even though England played great there was some real bad stuff happening with England fans outside the stadium. People said fans got tear-gassed and roughly handled when they were trying to get in which got everyone really worried. The FA and the Football Supporters Association are checking out these stories cause they want to make international games safer. This whole thing has got people talking about how we need to do better at keeping fans safe especially when there’s lots of them at big games.
If you wanna know more about what fans went through and the safety problems check out this report on fan experiences.
England’s Future in the Nations League
After winning this one England is at the top of Group B2 and they got a big game coming up against Ireland. With Thomas Tuchel probably taking over next year keeping up the good results in the Nations League is really important. The team needs to keep showing they can play good even when big players like Kane aren’t there as they try to move up. If you wanna know more about what’s going on with the England team and what they’re dealing with have a look at Harry Kane’s outburst.
This win shows we really need to sort out these problems off the field so everyone can enjoy watching international football safely.
