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Two fans banned in England for making Nazi salutes during World Cup

Two fans have received football banning orders in England after they were identified performing Nazi salutes in videos taken while in Russia for the World Cup.

Michael Herbert, 57, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Saturday and was given a five-year ban after he and two other men were filmed making the gesture and singing an anti-Semitic song, the National Police Chiefs' Council said in a statement. His conspirators appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court, but their case was adjourned until Tuesday.

Their offence took place at a bar in Volgograd prior to England's opening game against Tunisia on June 18. The city, formerly known as Stalingrad, was the site of the bloodiest battle in the Second World War and marked the Soviets' expulsion of the Germans, turning the tide in the conflict.

In a separate incident, Paul Johnson, 25, was handed a three-year ban after he was filmed making the salute on a train near Moscow on June 17.

The Football Association said in a statement issued Wednesday that it was working with authorities to identify the people appearing in the videos.

The men were charged under the U.K.'s Football Spectators Act of 1989, which governs offences related to the threat or use of violence toward others.

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