Five defendants charged with violent disorder following England's Euro 2004 defeat against Portugal in June pleaded guilty when they appeared at Croydon Crown Court last Friday.

Peter Goodwin, 21, from Warren Avenue, Matthew Carroll, 19, from Cheyne Walk, Addiscombe, Stuart Morris-Brooks, a student from Northampton Road, Croydon, Luke Daniels, 18, of Haytor Drive, Newton Abbott, Devon, and Connor O'Kane, 20, an electrician from Anthony Road, Woodside Green, were warned they may face a jail sentence by Judge Cedric Joseph.

They were released on bail while pre-sentencing reports are prepared and are due to appear at Croydon Crown Court for sentencing on January 4.