England fans chanting “Ten German bombers” were attacked by angry locals as they blocked a street in Benidorm, and a video shows the fight.
A group of rowdy Three Lions supporters sang the controversial chant as they celebrated England’s qualification to the last 16 following a 0-0 draw with Slovenia last Tuesday.
Noisy crowds filled the streets of this Spanish resort town, a popular holiday destination among Britons, and prevented a local from driving on the road.
Unruly football fans banged on the roof of the man’s silver car outside the Queens Arms pub in England.
The enraged motorist jumped out of the car and confronted one of the men, who is seen taunting him and filming him, before punching him in the face.
Angry motorist confronts some of the rowdy football fans on the streets of Benidorm
English fans are seen hitting the roof of a motorist’s car in Benidorm while preventing him from traveling on a street.
The burly man then turned his attention to two other fans who attempted to flee, punching them both.
The attacker then backed away and hit the first follower three more times, who seemed largely unfazed.
Several other men then start to join in, shouting and throwing punches at the England fans.
The threat of violence drove dozens of drunken tourists off the street, and a motorcycle was run over in the chaos as they fled.
“Ten German Bombers” is a chant about the RAF shooting down Luftwaffe planes during World War II, and is widely regarded as being in poor taste.
The angry driver jumps out of his car and goes on a rampage, punching fans in the street.
It mocks German casualties in the war and is sung to the tune of She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain. Includes the line “And England’s RAF shot them down.”
Some fans have adopted it in international matches, including the current European tournament, despite having provoked negative reactions.
England manager Gareth Southgate had previously criticised the chant, calling it “completely unacceptable”.
“We have left those times behind us. Or we should have left those times behind us,” he said after a friendly in Dortmund was marred by fans singing the chant:
