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Football fans brawl after Champions League final

George King
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A large fight broke out in Ipswich on Saturday evening after Arsenal lost in the Champions League final

Four people were arrested in connection with a brawl that broke out between football fans minutes after Arsenal were defeated in the Champions League final.

Suffolk Police was called to Ipswich Waterfront at about 20:07 BST on Saturday after receiving reports of a "large fight" that it said had left one person injured.

Footage shared on social media showed several men punching and kicking one another with one man apparently unconscious on the ground as people in a nearby bar watched.

Another video, meanwhile, showed a group of men seemingly goading Gunners fans after they lost 4-3 on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain.

Getty Images Declan Rice wearing a red Arsenal kit while standing on a pitch with his arms crossed. Getty Images
Arsenal have still never won the Champions League

Arsenal, who had recently won the Premier League, had taken the lead within six minutes before the Ligue 1 champions equalised through a penalty with 25 minutes to go.

With the score level after full time and 30 minutes of extra time, PSG won on penalties to lift the trophy for the second successive year.

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