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Mar 23, 2018 7.45pm
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More than 100 England fans arrested over two days in Amsterdam

Ninety England fans were arrested in Amsterdam on Friday due to trouble prior to the friendly against the Netherlands, local police have confirmed.

The arrests in the Dutch capital's red light district took the total number of arrests over two days beyond 100, after 25 supporters were held on Thursday.

"We arrested 90 English people, mainly because they were disturbing the peace," an Amsterdam police spokesman is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying.

"Some were arrested because they were throwing beer bottles in the direction of officers.

"From the 90 arrests most were arrested while blocked in by the riot police after disturbing the peace. The commander made the decision to arrest them all with the numbers between 50 and 60.

"When we arrested that group it became quiet in the red light district although there were still hundreds of English people staying but they were not causing any problems."

Jesse Lingard's first international goal secured the Three Lions a 1-0 win in the World Cup warm-up friendly at the Amsterdam ArenA.

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