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LYON, FRANCE – JUNE 16: Northern Ireland supporters cheer during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group C match between Ukraine and Northern Ireland at Stade des Lumieres on June 16, 2016 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) Getting your player ready...
LYON, France — Another Northern Ireland fan has died at the European Championship.
Northern Ireland spokesman Neil Brittain says a fan died Thursday at Stade de Lyon after the team’s 2-0 win over Ukraine.
He gave no more details, saying the team would be issuing a statement with more information.
This is the second Northern Ireland fan to die during the tournament. On Sunday, 24-year-old Darren Rodgers died after a fall in Nice, following Northern Ireland’s loss to Poland.
Northern Ireland’s players wore black armbands and its fans dedicated a round of applause to pay their respects to Rodgers in Thursday’s match against Ukraine.
Neither death appears to be related to the hooligan violence at the tournament.
