Irish Daily Mirror

Butch is still at the back on Ba

Tatchell held for Chechnya demo on target to end shoot-out curse

- Andy.lines@mirror.co.uk

fighters for the regime in Iraq and Syria. IS militants issued chilling threats, which include images of a slain Vladimir Putin and Argentine player Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo being beheaded. They came after IS claimed responsibi­lity for an attack in Nizhny Novgorod earlier this year, where the Three Lions play Panama on June 24. Meanwhile, US pop star Jason Derulo, 28, missed the ceremony, despite promising to sing the official tournament song. Officials said his connecting flight to Moscow was delayed, leaving him stranded. At England’s base in Repino, the taem spent the day relaxing and many watched the match.

Others – including Jesse Lingard, 25, Trent Alexander-arnold, 19, and Gary Cahill, 32 – went bowling and played darts with members of the media. TV PRESENTER Gary Lineker flew business class to Moscow – while his fellow Beeb pundit Terry Butcher was in economy on the same flight.

The ex-england team-mates were on Tuesday morning’s BA service. Prices quoted yesterday put business at €4,200 and economy at €1,400.

A BBC spokespers­on said: “Travel arrangemen­ts are agreed as part of overall contract negotiatio­ns.” CAMPAIGNER Peter Tatchell was detained in Moscow yesterday.

The 66-year-old tried to stage a solo protest near Red Square to highlight human rights abuses with a sign reading: “Putin fails to act against Chechnya torture of gay people.”

He was held for almost two hours and bailed to appear in court on June 26 but he was told he “will be free to leave” Russia as planned on June 18. Coach Steve Holland & goal ENGLAND are using a special training goal as they aim to break their World Cup penalty shoot-out hoodoo.

The four corners are marked with semi-circles for “precision” shooting.

It will be used by Harry Kane, his strike partners, free kick specialist­s and any likely penalty takers.

England lost on penalties during the 1990, 1998 and 2006 World Cups and the Euros in 1996, 2004 and 2012.

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SCORE DRAW Favourite Robbie belts out his hits yesterday RUDE BOY Gesture in Rock DJ TOP SQUAD With Garifullin­a and Ronaldo CLASS DIVIDE Butcher and Lineker ARRESTED Brit activist Peter Tatchell
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HE SHOOTS Cahill enjoys game of darts HAVING A BALL Lingard goes bowling

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