And no one should be surprised about the nationality of the arrested hooligans: They're English.
From the Times of London:
Three Englishmen who vandalised an airport taxi within minutes of arriving in Germany for the World Cup are believed to be the first hooligans of any nationality to be arrested.
The men, from the Midlands, were held in the huge German police operation aimed at minimising trouble during the month-long tournament. They were detained overnight in Cologne and appeared in court yesterday morning where they pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly.
The three verbally abused a taxi driver and attacked his vehicle when he refused to take them to the city centre because they were so drunk. The court fined the men and banned them from Cologne for the duration of the tournament, but they were allowed to go free and are believed to be still in Germany.
The article gives details on German precautions to prevent widespread hooliganism, but leaves out any mention of awards the English rowdies may have won for being the first of many hooligans to be arrested during the month long World Cup finals.
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