Wayne Rooney to record message urging England fans to behave after Uefa issue Euro 2016 disqualification threat

Appeal: Wayne Rooney will ask England fans to be on their best behaviour ahead of the Wales game
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Vaishali Bhardwaj13 June 2016

Wayne Rooney will record a message urging England fans to behave themselves ahead of the nation's clash with Wales on Thursday after Uefa threatened to throw England and Russia out of Euro 2016 if there is further violence in France.

The European governing body issued the severe warning to both the Football Association (FA) and Football Union of Russia on Sunday after trouble marred the end of England and Russia's opening game at the European Championships in Marseille.

Following the full-time whistle at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday night, Russia fans were seen charging towards England supporters and launching an attack, which left a number of England fans injured.

The incident came after three straight days of fighting between rival fans near Marseille's port area.

Rooney is now set to make an appeal to England fans from the team hotel in a video that will be released by the FA on Monday, urging supporters to behave ahead of the Three Lions' next game against Wales in three days time.

England coach Roy Hodgson is also expected to record a message, which will be released on Tuesday, and will follow FA chief executive Martin Glenn's comments in which he said the English football governing body is taking Uefa's warning "with the utmost seriousness".

Uefa have already charged the Russia Football Union with three counts of crowd disturbances, the setting off of fireworks and racist behaviour, and will judge the case on Tuesday - one day before Russia take on Slovakia in Lille.

The European governing body also expressed its "utter disgust" at the scenes that followed England's 1-1 draw with Russia on Saturday, saying such behaviour is "totally unacceptable and has no place in football."

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