A group of England football fans have been attacked in Kiev ahead of the World Cup qualifier match with Ukraine, local media reports.
Around 30 hooded Ukrainians armed with knives brawled with England supporters in a coffee shop, the Komsomolskaya Pravda reported.
The attackers then fled, and no-one has been arrested.
Three of the England fans were taken to hospital – one with a stab wound, one with a head injury, and a third with severe bruising.
Amateur video showed one of the injured men lying on the pavement with other people attending to him while police and ambulances arrived.
The Foreign Office said: “We are aware of incidents in Kiev involving British nationals. We are providing consular assistance.”
The Three Lions will take on their Ukrainian opponents in Kiev’s Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night.
A win for England would move them to within touching distance of a place in next summer’s finals in Brazil.
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