Outrage as England Euro 2016 footie fans force seven-year-old beggar boy to down a pint of beer in exchange for money
Little boy was also handed a cigarette after he was made to chug the alcohol
A GROUP of England football fans have reportedly forced a young beggar to down a pint of beer for loose change and a cigarette in Lille.
According to a Financial Times correspondent, the raucous footie fans cheered on the little boy, who finished the pint in five gulps.
Journalist Michael Stothard tweeted about the situation in outrage.
He told Buzzfeed News that after the boy drank the beer, “one of the fans then gave him a handful of coins, perhaps a few euros in change.
“It was quite clear that they had put him up to drinking it in the first place.
“The same fan then gave the boy — who was stumbling around a bit — a newly lit cigarette. The boy took it but immediately threw it on the floor and stamped on it.”
According to Stothard, the episode lasted all of 30 seconds and no passers-by stopped to help the young boy.
The horrific incident happened just a day after loutish Three Lions fans threw coins at begging children.
The kids ran around trying to pick up all the cash while the drunken supporters stood around and mocked them.
A shocking video was released showing the Roma Gypsy people scrabbling on the ground for the coins.
It is unclear whether the kids are picking up Euros or Pounds.
Even though it has not been confirmed that the men involved were English, witnesses said that they were talking with British accents.
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The clip was taken by a shocked onlooker who was disgusted by the actions of the Three Lions fans.
A witness, who asked not to be named, said: "There were eight or nine English who were laughing and joking at these poor youngsters – pretending to give them money and then throwing coins at them.
"These kids must have been no more than eight or nine. It was pretty bad taste."
England fans in Lille got up to more disorder this week as 36 were arrested by French police on Wednesday night.
Riot police set off tear gas in a bid to control hundreds of raucous England fans.
On Sunday, Uefa threatened to remove England from the competition if there were any more violent episodes.
Three Lions fans have clashed repeatedly with Russian supporters since Saturday’s match against the Eurasian superpower.
Many of the Russians who attacked English fans were part of violent football hooligan gangs known as Ultras.
The men train in hand-to-hand combat in the Russian wilderness in preparation for massive fights at football matches.
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