to the draw,’ he said, ‘they were delighted and happy, which shows just how much they appreciate the work done by FIFA.’
Late that night, I had dinner in a restaurant off the Quai des Belges and tried to envisage the scene in June. It didn’t require a massive leap of the imagination.
The next morning I went and saw Marseille’s head of police, Monsieur Jacques Guida, in his office in the Prefecture off the Rue de Rome. He was unimpressed with the stewarding the previous evening, and smiled wryly when I reminded him that England were on their way to his city.
‘It will not be a problem,’ he said. ‘You should remember that here in Marseille we have some of the toughest football supporters in France. We will be prepared.’
Where, I asked him, did he think the English supporters would sleep, given that Marseille was not overly provided with hotel accommodation? ‘Officials from the English Football Association are hoping there will be plenty of places to camp,’ I informed him. He shrugged his shoulders.
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