BOSTON police have “kicked out” England fans and “locked down” bars across the city ahead of their team's World Cup clash, according to local reports.
England will take on Ghana at the Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough on Tuesday with thousands of the Three Lions faithful partying in the city ahead of the game.
The Tartan Army were welcomed during their time in Boston, where residents were entertained by the antics of Scottish fans, which included placing traffic cones on many statues around the city, and sing-alongs with pipes and drums.
An editorial piece in the Boston Globe thanked the fans for “the laughter, the bagpipes and the memories”.
Meanwhile, locals and supporters alike hoped that England fans would replicate the atmosphere created by the Tartan Army over the past two weeks.
However, the mood has seemingly turned sour with England fans being kicked out of bars across the city at 10pm.
Videos on social media showed groups of Boston police officers outside the likes of The Dubliner, which was one of many pubs that became a hub for the Tartan Army, with England fans streaming out onto the streets.
Paul Brown shared a video on social media where he claimed that at 10pm on Monday, Boston police “locked down the majority of the pubs” where the English fans were drinking.
He added: “I’m not sure they did this with the Scottish. You couldn’t drink on the streets so most fans just went home early.”
Brown, who walked along one of the main streets with bars and restaurants, said: “It will kick off.
“They’ve closed all the pubs down here at 10 o’clock.
“Big queue, you can’t drink on the streets.”
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He later said: “So the update in Boston is all the places are closed now. Police or council have said to shut down at 10 o’clock.
“So yeah, people are being like pushed out to other areas.”
Despite the video only being up for a couple of hours, hundreds of people have flooded the comments to discuss why they believed the English fans have been “kicked out” at 10pm, despite the city signing a “Tartan Army Bill" to keep bars and restaurants open later during the World Cup.
One person said: “It would help if they weren’t so aggressive, destructive and offensive. And if they’d be kinder and more humble, like the Scottish, Irish and dozens of other countries’ fans whom the US has welcomed with open arms."
Another added: “Can’t understand that! Us Scottish were allowed late licence and a carry out. Obviously there’s a reason for this.”
A third chimed: “Because No Scotland, No Party.”
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Perhaps the English should lighten up the songs then as most thats been heard is full of hate and anger strangely.”
The Dubliner has reportedly closed its doors on Tuesday evening, ahead of England's World Cup tie, to give its staff a rest.
It comes after England fans were filmed signing that they had “taken over” Boston and telling the Tartan Army to “fuck off” home.
One widely shared video showed England fans chanting: “So fuck off Tartan Army, you’ve had your fucking party, you’re going home”.
Meanwhile, another video showed the Three Lions faithful claiming that the “English have kicked the Scottish out of Boston”.
Meanwhile, another video showed dozens of English fans chatting that “Scotland get battered everywhere they go”.
The videos have sparked fierce debate online, with many comparing the two groups of supporters, with some calling it a friendly rivalry and others commenting on the difference in tone of celebrations.
One person wrote: “Embarrassing English fans have nothing else to sing about. No culture no class and no national anthem”
Another wrote: “We want the Scots back.”
A third added: “About 20 people in a boozer, bit embarrassing mate, I love a bit of banter, but singing about us, all the swearing in the songs, no class.”
