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FA chairman Greg Clarke has laid a wreath in Volgograd to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad

The FA and England football fans have laid a wreath in central Volgograd to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the battle of Stalingrad.

FA chairman Greg Clarke, CEO Martin Glenn and Deputy British Ambassador to Russia Lindsay Skoll were joined by fans James Lockett and Billy Grant as they paid tribute in the city's Hall of Military Glory, in the heart of the Mamayev Kurgan memorial park.

An additional group of England fans turned out to watch the ceremony which began with a display from Russian soldiers who guard the site.

wreaths and flowers laid by England's national football team supporters in the 'Hall of Military Glory' at the Mamayev Kurgan World War Two memorial complex in Volgograd
Image: Wreaths and flowers laid by the FA and England fans in the 'Hall of Military Glory' at the Mamayev Kurgan World War Two memorial complex in Volgograd

Skoll wrote in a book of commemoration at the memorial: "May our bonds between the people of the UK and Russia remain forever strong and enduring."

She also told reporters: "As you know the links between the UK and this great city are strong.

"They were forged during the Second World War, with shared experience of destruction and devastation and immense bravery, and started by 900 women in Coventry, who sent messages of support and solidarity to their sisters in Stalingrad."

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