It's something that usually happens every four years or whenever a major soccer competition rolls into town and this year it looks like things are no different. Following reports that say both England and Russia might face disqualification from the Euro 2016 championships if fans continue to violently clash with one another, English captain Wayne Rooney urged fans to give it a rest already, before they end up taking his championship dreams away from him and the rest of the team, let alone the nation.

Both Rooney and England's coach Roy Hodgson said in a joint press conference that fans need to "stay out of trouble," otherwise the UEFA will expel the team from the tournament, according to Sky News on Tuesday.

Rooney is asking those without tickets to the upcoming game against Wales in Lens, France not to show up by saying: "I'd like to thank England fans for the support inside the stadium against Russia and now we have a big game coming up against Wales. I'd like to ask the fans, if you don't have a ticket, please don't travel. And for fans with tickets, please be safe, be sensible and continue with your great support of the players. Thank you."

Hodgson added, "As England manager I am very concerned about the threat now hanging over us and the sanctions that could possibly be imposed on the England team. We've worked very hard to get here and we really desperately want to stay in the competition."

Meanwhile, the Kremlin has also has asked fans to curb the street fighting with fans.

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