England fans faced severe transportation issues after the Euro 2024 opener, with reports of overcrowded trams, long waits, and chaotic scenes. The Football Supporters Association criticized the negligent crowd management, urging urgent action.
What should @UEFA do to tackle #EURo2024 transport shambles for fans? “Take the whole thing off the Germans and do it all themselves. Ground footprint (Uefa’s bit) is bang on. Everywhere else is atrocious. Transport is dreadful," says #ENG fan & tournament veteran @Cj_covblaze.
Efficiency. Reliability. Functionality. Many fans came to Germany for Euro 2024 expecting all of the above. The reality has been quite different. @SebSB on the endless delays and disruptions that have beset the tournament - and why locals are in no way surprised.
England fan 'wakes up at 4am in empty Gelsenkirchen stadium' following chaos after Euro 2024 clash https://t.co/F7OjK8bW82
Gareth Southgate breaks two records in England's uninspiring Euro 2024 win over Serbia https://t.co/G3KOmT5wHh
England fan 'wakes up shivering at 4am in deserted Schalke stadium' after watching Three Lions secure opening Euro 2024 victory against Serbia https://t.co/xzoDGJbsm8 https://t.co/qg8d3vnVvN
i Sport: Travel chaos ‘my worst experience at England game’ #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/8WfHN7nrws
🇩🇪🏴‼️🚨 HAHAHA: An English fan woke up in the morning in the football stadium. He had a pint too much during the Serbia vs England game, I’d say. LMAO https://t.co/n7lqacu3n6
An England fan woke up inside an empty stadium #Futbolguy https://t.co/TcVnU5VhFc
😭🍻 An England fan was drunk and attended the England vs. Serbia's match yesterday. He fell asleep during the match and woke up at 4 AM to find the entire stadium empty with no other fans around. https://t.co/OBG1dMvNfs
An England fan woke up this morning at 4am still inside the stadium, completely empty… 🤣🤣🤣https://t.co/BJSE9pt99A
BBC viewing figures revealed for England’s Euro 2024 clash with Serbia as millions of people tune in https://t.co/D3OlOFQYBk
Complaints from soccer fans about transportation issues around the European Championship game between England and Serbia in Gelsenkirchen were downplayed by local authorities on Monday. https://t.co/jCTATD3Mrg
England fans raise “serious concerns”over Gelsenkirchen transport delays, with some supporters left stranded for hours following the team's win over Serbia on Sunday. https://t.co/WuJSrAtoOs
England supporters’ group calls for urgent review after fans left stranded https://t.co/Wxkej6asA0
FSA’s ‘Free Lions Fans Embassy’ “dismayed at what fans have had to go through at yesterday’s game in Gelsenkirchen… To see fans stranded [at station] 3 hours after the game has finished due to transport problems at a major tournament is quite simply ridiculous.” https://t.co/lJjIoAfKIE
England fans described scenes of “absolute carnage” waiting for trams to and from the Gelsenkirchen stadium where the Three Lions beat Serbia in their Euros opener last night 🖊️ @joeduggan1 https://t.co/AJYS3dwtFp https://t.co/borSulB23W
England fans caught up in Gelsenkirchen crush chaos slam ‘worst ever experience’ Some fans opted to cross dual carriageways on foot or walk back to Gelsenkirchen, where further problems unfolded @samcunningham reports https://t.co/H0itJuWhyj
The Football Association will speak to Uefa after transport chaos marred England’s opening game of the European Championship in Gelsenkirchen, with fans describing serious overcrowding on trams ⬇️ https://t.co/Sdtz2N1pmk
Following poor transport organisation in Gelsenkirchen leaving #ENG fans stranded, the @WeAreTheFSA @WeAreFreeLions fans’ embassy in the city voices how “dismayed” it is and adds, “to see fans stranded in Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof three hours after the game has finished due to…
England fans call for urgent action after Gelsenkirchen chaos. The group reported issues with transport from fan zones and the city centre to the stadium, and from the stadium back to the city afterwards. https://t.co/3KmAhqwudX
Fans tell of travel chaos in Gelsenkirchen after England-Serbia game https://t.co/pvPzpBDS6e https://t.co/LHVs097ouC
'It was a night in which I completely changed my impression of England supporters.' 'You got the sense that nobody was interested in helping you at all.' @gcooney93 on the chaos that was trying to get home from England's win vs Serbia in Gelsenkirchen. https://t.co/43Hwy10st9 https://t.co/KkKA8uMc2H
'It was a night in which I completely changed my impression of England supporters.' 'You got the sense that nobody was interested in helping you at all.' @gcooney93 on the chaos which was trying to get home from England's 1-0 vs Serbia in Gelsenkirchen. https://t.co/43Hwy110iH https://t.co/l4EXVLExnK
England fans described scenes of “absolute carnage” waiting for trams to and from the Gelsenkirchen stadium where the Three Lions beat Serbia in their Euros opener last night ⬇️ @joeduggan1 reports https://t.co/jolz3kIt5p
The Football Supporters Association (FSA) have criticised the “chaotic transport failures” and “negligent crowd management” that impacted England fans for Sunday night’s European Championship match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen. The FSA said they were “dismayed” by the… https://t.co/JujPppE694
➡️#euro2024 logistics chaos - England fans’ group on Gelsenkirchen: “Too many England fans found themselves involved in dangerous levels of overcrowding & were confronted with still being in the city 3 hours after the game … inadequate provision and negligent crowd management”
This sums up perfectly and goes into detail about the issues facing England fans at the game... really poor organisation and bad transport at the heart of it. When will they ever learn? Stop treating fans like second class citizens. https://t.co/vCmFTBGXWq
England fans stranded for hours in 'nightmare' journey out of stadium https://t.co/srKYkXu9ga
The @WeAreTheFSA say they warned Uefa of the transport problems but they weren't heeded Situation was a farce https://t.co/GLFCAgneNd
The FA will speak to Uefa after transport chaos marred England’s opening Euro 2024 game in Gelsenkirchen, with fans describing serious overcrowding on trams, three-hour waits and four-mile walks. Read the full story 🔽 https://t.co/KRmV26BNFW
England fans stranded in Gelsenkirchen for hours after Euro 2024 win over Serbia as they slam 'absolute disgrace' #EURO2024 #SRBENG https://t.co/pNWFnQt3J4
England v Serbia got a peak audience of 15 million on the BBC’s coverage of England v Serbia on BBC One. Plus 3.5m streams on BBC iPlayer.
Well over 10million viewers Sunday night for @England’s opening win in @EURO2024 - 10.5m average for entire BBC1 coverage, a 60% viewing share & a peak of 15m. Biggest tv audience of the year. (Euros also attracted biggest crowd Saturday, 4.1m for #ITAALB) https://t.co/Ig8hwLkFMm
▪️ The invisible trams of Gelsenkirchen ▫️ The queues of Munich ▪️ The experience of Dortmund For fans, Euro 2024 has been an emphatic failure so far @danielstorey85 speaks to England fans who feared a stampede after the Serbia match | #Euro2024 https://t.co/WX6Gb0Y3U8
England fans stuck in travel ‘nightmare’ and stranded for hours after #Euro2024 opener https://t.co/srKYkXtBqC
England and Serbia set embarrassing record after Three Lions' 1-0 win in Euro 2024 opener #EURO2024 #SRBENG https://t.co/iJRt7U9o0r
England fans blast 'total DISASTER' event organisation at Euro 2024, with 'one tram every 20 minutes for 45,000 supporters' after Serbia game and nightmare queues into early hours https://t.co/vnqSsxEBmG https://t.co/1ybJLpE3c6