Arsenal secured a 3-1 win over FC Koln in their delayed Europa League game on Thursday night, but the visiting fans certainly made their mark. The decision was taken to delay kick off for an hour in the interests of public safety, because as seen in the videos below, up to 20,000 Koln fans arrived in London ahead of the game. While that was well above their ticket allocation, it caused real problems for the authorities and stewards at the stadium who were involved in angry clashes inside and outside of the Emirates. According to The Sun, at least four arrests were made, with some Koln supporters wearing Arsenal merchandise to sneak into the stadium. Aside from the troublemakers though, it...
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