The Football Supporters’ Federation has condemned the deeply unpleasant chants of a section of England supporters in last night’s friendly in Dortmund.
A group of fans booed the German national anthem and sang songs referencing the First and Second World War during the game, which ended 1-0 to Germany with Lukas Podolski scoring the winner in his final international appearance.
Though there were many positives for Gareth Southgate to take away from the friendly England’s performance has been overshadowed by the actions of a vocal group of fans.
An FSF spokesperson said: "Over the last 20 years English football fans have built a worldwide reputation for our passionate support and the vocal backing we give to our teams.
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"Unfortunately, little of the wit and imagination that goes into our club football songs is reflected at England games.
"England's travelling support is made of people of all ages from a range of clubs, many of whom have worked hard in recent years to improve our standing abroad and have expressed concern to us about these chants.
"We don't want to regress to a situation where that reputation is tarnished by the actions of a minority."
