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Despite outbursts of fan violence, many more fans are enjoying the UEFA EURO 2016 games with humour, camaraderie and creative costumes

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Spain fans cheer before the match with the Czech Republic in Toulouse.Albert Gea/Reuters

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A fan celebrates on the pitch with Croatian players before security removed him from the field in Paris.John Sibley/Reuters

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Hungarian player, Balazs Dzsudzsak, is kissed by an excited fan in Bordeaux after the game with Austria.Sergio Perez/Reuters

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A supporter takes off her wig as she is searched by security before the match between Russia and Slovakia near Lille.Frank Augstein/The Associated Press

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A Slovakia fan offers a drink to a fan wearing a horse’s head in Lille.Christian Hartmann/Reuters

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Portugal and Iceland fans kiss before the game at Saint-Étienne.Jason Cairnduff/Reuters

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A Swiss fan waits for the start of the match between Romania and Switzerland in Paris.Christophe Ena/The Associated Press

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Portugal fans cheer before the game with Iceland in Saint-Étienne.Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

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A Turkey fan grimaces before the match with Croatia in Paris.John Sibley/Reuters

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Soccer fans with their faces painted in the Romanian flag colors watch a screen showing the match between France and Romania in Bucharest.Andreea Alexandru/The Associated Press

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A German fan watches the Germany-Ukraine match at a public screening of the match in Berlin.Axel Schmidt/Reuters

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Slovakia fans look dejected at the end of the match with Wales.Albert Gea/Reuters

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