--- title: Euro 2016: France Pushes for Alcohol Ban Over Fan Violence description: France has called for alcohol bans in cities hosting Euro 2016 matches following three days of heavy clashes between fans and police. canonical: https://time.com/4365769/france-euro-2016-alcohol-ban/ author: Amanda Calvo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-13T04:49:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T22:33:05.420Z article:section: Sports og:title: France Pushes for Euro 2016 Alcohol Ban Over Fan Violence og:description: UEFA has threatened to disqualify both England and Russia from playing og:url: https://time.com/4365769/france-euro-2016-alcohol-ban/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe98526b58a0e5eb/698897770a4a22c9969ca0dc/gettyimages-539521132.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: England v Russia - Group B: UEFA Euro 2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: France Pushes for Euro 2016 Alcohol Ban Over Fan Violence twitter:description: UEFA has threatened to disqualify both England and Russia from playing twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe98526b58a0e5eb/698897770a4a22c9969ca0dc/gettyimages-539521132.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # France Pushes for Euro 2016 Alcohol Ban in Wake of Fan Violence > Sponsored content. 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Fans clash after the UEFA EURO 2016 Group B match between England and Russia at Stade Velodrome on June 11, 2016 in Marseille, France.Lars Baron—Getty Images by [Amanda Calvo](https://time.com/author/amanda-calvo/) ## Amanda Calvo Jun 13, 2016 4:49 AM UTC France has called for [alcohol bans](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36513700) in cities hosting Euro 2016 matches following three days of heavy clashes between fans and police in Marseille. Russian supporters were seen setting off flares, climbing over barriers and appearing to assault their rival England fans after the Saturday match between both countries ended in a draw, reports the BBC. England and Russian supporters and French locals continued to clash over the weekend in Marseille,[ injuring ](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/12/world/euro-2016-england-russia-violence/index.html)at least 35 people. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve stated, “I have asked for all necessary measures to be taken to prohibit the sale, consumption and transport of alcoholic drinks in sensitive areas on match days and the day before, and on days when fan zones are open.” **Read More:** [_Five Matches to Watch in Euro 2016_](http://time.com/4362661/euro-2016-matches-to-watch-soccer/) The ban would apply to public areas, shops and liquor stores in the vicinity of the matches and could also extend to local establishments serving drinks. The city of Lens has already banned the sale of alcohol, ahead of hosting the England and Wales match on Wednesday. European soccer’s governing body UEFA is currently investigating the situation and threatened to [disqualify ](http://time.com/4365356/euro-2016-fan-violence-russia-england-uefa/)both Russia and England if fan violence continues. The association is holding disciplinary hearings against Russia for crowd disturbances, racist behavior and the use of fireworks, according to the BBC. \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36513700)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4365769/france-euro-2016-alcohol-ban/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4365769/france-euro-2016-alcohol-ban/"},"headline":"France Pushes for Euro 2016 Alcohol Ban in Wake of Fan Violence","datePublished":"2016-06-13T04:49:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:33:05.420Z","description":"The ban would apply to public areas, shops and liquor stores in the vicinity of matches","url":"https://time.com/4365769/france-euro-2016-alcohol-ban/","keywords":["Football","russia","Sports topic","Alcohol","violence","england","Fans","Ban","clashes","Soccer","Euro 2016"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe98526b58a0e5eb/698897770a4a22c9969ca0dc/gettyimages-539521132.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amanda Calvo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/amanda-calvo/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe98526b58a0e5eb/698897770a4a22c9969ca0dc/gettyimages-539521132.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"England v Russia - Group B: UEFA Euro 2016","caption":"England v Russia - Group B: UEFA Euro 2016","creditText":"Lars Baron—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4365769/france-euro-2016-alcohol-ban/","name":"France Pushes for Euro 2016 Alcohol Ban in Wake of Fan Violence"}}]}] ```