Euro 2016: England Fans Jailed Over Violence

Another four England fans have been jailed in France following the weekend's violence in Marseille, bringing the total to six.

Lee Phillips, 23, and Paul Jackson, 21, were jailed for one month. Ashley Kelly, 26, was sentenced to three months and Steven Cornell, 28, was jailed for two months. They were all given a two-year ban from France.

Earlier, two other England fans appeared in court in Marseille over the violent clashes that erupted at the Euro 2016 tournament.

Alexander Booth, 20, and Ian Hepworth, 41, a psychiatric nurse from Sheffield, were jailed for two months and three months respectively - and also banned from France for two years.

Before Booth was given his sentence, he told the judge: "I'm truly sorry. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I'm no hooligan."

It comes as French authorities admitted that around 150 "hyper violent" Russian football hooligans escaped arrest.

England supporters were forced to flee the stands shortly after the end of the 1-1 draw between the two sides on Saturday as thugs broke through a line of stewards and started attacking them inside the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.

The city's prosecutor Brice Robin described the Russians as "extremely well-trained" and "prepared for hyper-fast and hyper-violent acts".

But he said they had slipped through police surveillance and only two Russians had been arrested over a pitch invasion.

"I don't want to say they are professionals in violence but those are very well trained people," he said.

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The disorder on Saturday was the climax to three days of violence between English, Russian and French fans that left dozens injured.

Police used water cannon, tear gas, dogs and batons to control England fans at the old port in Marseille, and outside the stadium just before England kicked off their campaign.

A total of 10 people, including the six Britons, an Austrian and three Frenchmen, were in court on Monday, Mr Robin confirmed.

The charges follow the arrest of 116 people related to disorder since the start of the championships.

The violence was the worst seen at an international tournament since the 1998 World Cup in France.

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UEFA described the behaviour of fans from both sides involved in the disturbances before and after the game with Russia as "unacceptable".

It said it would not hesitate to impose disqualification sanctions if the scenes are repeated.

A 50-year-old England supporter in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital with severe brain injuries has been named as Andrew Bache.

The Portsmouth supporter was reportedly assaulted by Russian fans armed with iron bars before the game.

A fundraising page has so far collected more than £4,000 for Mr Bache.

Meanwhile, an ultra-nationalist Russian politician has praised the country's fans for fighting England supporters and has told them to "keep it up!"

Igor Lebedev, who also sits on the Russian Football Union executive committee, said on Twitter: "I don't see anything wrong with fans fighting."

He said the violence was "not the fans' fault" and blamed the French police's "inability to organise such events".