FANS were left saying “ouch” after discovering the price of beer ahead of England vs Serbia.
The two sides face each other in a heated Euro 2024 group stage opener tonight.
Police feared fights between sets of supporters in the build-up to the game.
And their worst fears were realised earlier on Sunday as yobs launched chairs in a bloody clash in the venue city of Gelsenkirchen.
The violence came about despite tournament chiefs deciding to pull full-strength beer ahead of the match.
Instead, low-alcohol replacements including shandy — a mixture of beer and lemonade — were put on sale around the city.
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But despite the lager being weakened, the prices remained at a premium for parched fans.
Pictures from the area surrounding England’s match showed that the low-booze beer was still on sale at a hefty 7 euros, or £6, for a 500ml glass.
That’s roughly the same for a full pint of proper beer at a London pub.
And supporters did not appear to be happy about digging deep for half-quality drinks after they were branded “reasonable” by talkSPORT star Adrian Durham.
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One said: “Ouch. Where do you get reasonable from?”
Another declared: “How can they charge the same for non-alcoholic?”
One noted: “Sure there will be an off licence around the corner.”
Another added: “Some deviation in prices, very expensive pretzel and drinks.”
Germany’s low-strength beer certainly didn’t go down well with Sun men Nick Parker and Robin Perrie.
Neither were impressed with the pints on offer, with the 2.5 per cent shandy and 2.8 per cent light beer failing to hit the spot.
It came amid a warning from German police that England fans will not be allowed to booze in the city square ahead of kick-off.
A statement read: “Fans are not allowed to drink alcohol in the city’s main square, Heinrich-Konig-Platz.
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“An England fan with a can or bottle of beer in the square will be asked to put it away, or it will be taken away. They will not immediately be arrested.
“The square will be a fan zone for other games in the city, but not for England. Fans can however drink alcohol in the city’s bars and in a fan zone for England fans at the racecourse.”
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Meet England’s Euro 2024 Wags
England Wags range from childhood sweethearts to recently blossoming love stories.
Katie Goodland (Harry Kane’s wife)
The fitness instructor has been married to the England captain since 2019 and joined him in Germany with their four children after he joined Bayern Munich.
Laura Celia Valk (Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend)
The stunning Dutch model, 25, has more than half a million Instagram followers and is said to be absolutely smitten with the Real Madrid star.
Rebecca Cooke (Phil Foden’s girlfriend)
Foden’s childhood sweetheart and the mother of his two kids tends to keep out of the spotlight, but is a regular at England games.
Dani Dyer (Jarrod Bowen’s girlfriend)
England’s most famous Wag, former Love Island winner and daughter of Eastenders’ Danny Dyer.
Iris Law (Trent Alexander-Arnold’s girlfriend)
Dani Dyer isn’t the only actor’s daughter dating an England star. Iris’ dad is Hollywood legend Jude Law.
Megan Davison (Jordan Pickford’s wife)
Megan has been with Pickford since he was 14 years old. The couple married in 2022 and have one son.
Olivia Naylor (John Stones’ girlfriend)
The 33-year-old former beautician has stepped back from her role after giving birth to a baby son.
Read more about the Wags who will be supporting England at Euro 2024 here
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
