Twenty-five England fans arrested in Amsterdam before friendly

Twenty-five England supporters were arrested after clashing with police in Amsterdam before their friendly with Netherlands on Friday night.

Local police tweeted to say they made the arrests in the city centre. Police say the 25 were detained for committing a number of offences, including throwing beer bottles at police officers.

On Thursday England manager Gareth Southgate urged the 5,253 England supporters who will be in the ground to behave while they are in Amsterdam.

“I think it’s important that our fans come and enjoy the game, that they support us in the right way,” Southgate said on Thursday. “But I would strongly urge them to behave in the right way and respect our opponents and the country they’re in. They are representing our country in the same way we are. They will be the mirror of our country that people in Holland look at.”

A video showing a number of people throwing beer, glasses and bottles from a bridge at a group of people on a boat travelling down a canal in Amsterdam was posted on Friday. One person then threw a bike into the water. The tweet does not specify when the video was taken.