Fights in Brighton city centre after England lose Euro 2020 final

Fans flooded into West Street in Brighton shortly after England lost the nerve-shredding shootout 3-2.

Raucous supporters were then caught scrapping at the road's junction with Cranbourne Street on video.

As many fans started packing into takeaways on the road, police were called to a reported fight in Duke Street.

More than a dozen officers intervened and were seen speaking to a man who had a bloody mouth.

Police kept the peace as some fans were seen shouting and others let off flares.

Further out from the city centre at Norfolk Square, police were also seen dealing with an incident.

A man was put into handcuffs outside Small Batch Coffee while officers took statements from people at the bus stop.

Fans embraced, collapsed and cried as England’s Euro 2020 dreams came to a crushing end on penalties.

Supporters across the country who had cheered and agonised through the 90 minutes and extra time were distraught after Italy claimed victory.

In Trafalgar Square some fans began singing the national anthem, cheering the Three Lions’ accomplishments despite the defeat.

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Gareth Southgate shouldered the blame for England’s Euro 2020 final penalty shoot-out loss to Italy and told his young side to hold their heads high after a historic summer came to a crushing end.

Football is going to Rome rather than coming home after the Three Lions fell agonisingly short of replicating the World Cup triumph of 1966 at a rocking Wembley.

Luke Shaw fired England into a dream lead inside 117 seconds but Roberto Mancini’s men grew into Sunday’s final, with Leonardo Bonucci levelling to take the match to extra-time.

It ended 1-1 under the arch as the match went to spot-kicks and, just like the last major tournament played on home soil 25 years ago, it ended in penalty heartbreak.

Southgate missed the crucial effort in the Euro 96 semi-final against Germany and took responsibility after Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka failed from the spot on Sunday night.

“In terms of the players, they’ve given everything they could have – not only tonight but through the whole tournament,” the England boss said after the 3-2 shootout defeat. “They should hold their heads high.

“They’re a team who have pulled together, given the country some incredible evenings but of course tonight the devastation of getting so close and not being able to give our country the trophy we wanted to is difficult to put into context.

“You can imagine how the dressing room is so that of course is difficult to put into words at the moment but in terms of the players they’ve given absolutely everything and I’m very proud of them”.