After the England national football team was defeated by Germany in the knockout stage of UEFA Euro 1996 at Wembley Stadium, hooligans took over Trafalgar Square in the West End of London.
Up to 2,000 hooligans, many drunk, pelted police and civilians with bottles, smashed windows and shops and overturned cars.
The Metropolitan Police deployed its public order unit in riot gear, and they were confronted by the hooligans.
However, the rioting was the only notable incident that happened during the Euro 1996 championship, which was otherwise peaceful and orderly.
In Shirley, West Midlands, hooligans threw bricks at an Aldi (German) supermarket.