Crime prevention minister James Brokenshire has begged England fans to behave well during the forthcoming World Cup - while taking drastic steps to stop the worst football hooligans getting to South Africa.

英国犯罪预防部大臣詹姆斯·布罗肯希尔日前向英格兰球迷发出警告，要求他们在即将到来的世界杯赛期间好好表现，而与此同时，英国政府正采取严厉措施禁止一些爱惹事生非的足球流氓前往南非。

A file photo of West Ham fans clashing with Columbus Crew supporters.Crime prevention minister James Brokenshire has begged England fans to behave well during the forthcoming World Cup.

With the 2018 World Cup bid underway the government is doing everything it can to ensure rowdy（吵闹的，粗暴的） England fans do not give the country a bad name.

Mr Brokenshire said he wanted fans to be "sensible" and "behave themselves". He urged them to "do their country proud" while encouraging them to have a "great time".

"It is now ten years since the last major hooligan（小流氓，阿飞） incident abroad, but the eyes of the world will still be upon England supporters. We want them to be ambassadors for their country," the minister added.

The British authorities are doing everything they can to ensure football's worst troublemakers¹ are kept away from the upcoming tournament.

Around 3,000 supporters with football banning orders have been forced to hand their passports to police this week, in addition to another 9,000 already banned from football tournaments.

The South African government is clearly aware of the reputation（名声） of Britain's fans. Its memorandum² of understanding（谅解备忘录） with Britain outlining the way the two countries will work together is the only one it bothered with ahead of the World Cup.