Shocking video from inside Hungary end shows fans forcing police to retreat

The early stages of England's World Cup qualifier against Hungary was marred by violent scenes in the away end.

It emerged the clashes started after officers entered the stand to arrest an individual for a racially aggravated public order offence in relation to comments directed at a steward.

The Metropolitan Police described what happened as 'minor disorder', however, the close-up footage of the fracas show officers were forced into a retreat by the hooligans.

Reuters journalist Simon Evans also suggested that Polish fans were involved in the fighting.

Hungary were ordered to play two matches behind closed doors, one suspended for two years, over the racist behaviour of their fans during the qualifier against England in Budapest last month.

Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were targeted with m chants during the match on September 2, which England won 4-0.

In July, European football's governing body UEFA imposed a two-match stadium ban on the Hungarian federation following an investigation into the behaviour of their supporters during Euro 2020 matches in Budapest and Munich.

Former Culture Secretary, now Conservative Party Chairman, Oliver Dowden responded to the 'dreadful scenes' at Wembley, and was among those to question the decision to allow Hungarian fans to attend the match.

"They were dreadful scenes and I'm very concerned by them," Dowden told talkRADIO.

"The FA has said they are conducting an investigation and raising it with FIFA, and I think it's entirely appropriate that they do so.

"Clearly there is no place for racism in football, and we've still got further steps to go to eliminate it.

"You only have to listen to the testimonies from black players about the racist abuse they still suffer.

"I think there are very serious questions to be answered [on whether Hungary fans should have been allowed in Wembley], and we need to find out exactly what went wrong there."