Seven ‘football fans’ arrested after brawl on Tube before Community Shield
Seven men, thought to be football fans, have been arrested after a large fight broke out on a central London Tube train yesterday.
The brawl took place at 2pm while the train was at Great Portland Street station, ahead of a match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Wembley.
All seven men are being held on suspicion of violent disorder, British Transport Police (BTP) said. No injuries were reported.
Footage of the incident posted on Twitter appears to show two groups of men fighting as the train is waiting in the station with the doors open.
Fans of both clubs, which went head to head in the Community Shield match at 3pm, are said to have been in the station at the time of the fight.
Great Portland Street station is on the Metropolitan line, which serves Wembley Stadium.
Manchester City won the match on penalties, taking home the first silverware of the season.
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