Irish Fans Party With French Police Ahead of Euro 2016 Italy Clash

  • 8 years ago

Irish fans at Euro 2016 were in high spirits again on June 22 as they waited in the French city of Lille for their team’s decisive Group E clash with Italy. This video show fans surrounding a group of French police officers, singing “stand up for the French police” to the tune of the Village People’s Go West, and eventually persuading the cops to take part in their “dance routine.”Ireland beat Italy 1-0 with a late goal in Lille later that evening, securing the team’s qualification for the last 16 of the Euros. Credit: Pól Seoige