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Buffon, Wilmots shocked at Euro 2016 violence

Both Marseille and Lille have been rocked by serious incidents at the start of the tournament, and the Belgium and Italy icons called for an end to the violence

Gianluigi Buffon and Marc Wilmots have condemned the violence that has marred the opening days of Euro 2016.

The dormant spectre of hooliganism re-emerged as the tournament kicked off in France this week, with Marseille particularly badly affected, as Russian and English fans clashed before their teams' 1-1 draw at Stade Velodrome on Saturday.

Other flash points have occurred elsewhere in the country, prompting Italy's veteran goalkeeper to speak out ahead of the Group E match against Belgium in Lyon.