Five England fans arrested in Nuremberg

NUREMBERG, June 15 (Reuters) Five England fans were arrested in Nuremberg overnight ahead of their side's World Cup Group B game against Trinidad&Tobago, a British police spokeswoman said today.

Three of the fans have since been released without charge while two are in custody for undisclosed offences, the spokeswoman for a team of British police officers working in Germany said.

Up to 70,000 England supporters are expected to descend on the city for England's 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) game.

England played their opening match in Frankfurt, beating Paraguay 1-0, and while police said there were some tense moments involving drunken English fans, there has been no widespread trouble so far.

Last night, several hundred England supporters gathered outside an Irish bar in the centre of Nuremberg, with some singing songs about World War Two.

Riot police closed off part of the street to prevent German fans from moving into the area.

England play their last group game against Sweden on Tuesday in Cologne.

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