June 18th, 2006, 11:02
.... from customs officials asking you to drop trou'
"Fans lose trousers to gain entry
By Harry Peart
BBC sports correspondent, Berlin
Football's governing body has explained why up to 1,000 Dutch fans watched a World Cup tie wearing no trousers.
Around 1,000 fans arrived for the Ivory Coast tie in their traditional bright orange trousers - but bearing the logo and name of a Dutch brewery.
To protect the rights of the official beer they were denied entry, so the male fans promptly removed the trousers and watched the game in underpants. Hundreds in the crowd were in their underpants"
"Fans lose trousers to gain entry
By Harry Peart
BBC sports correspondent, Berlin
Football's governing body has explained why up to 1,000 Dutch fans watched a World Cup tie wearing no trousers.
Around 1,000 fans arrived for the Ivory Coast tie in their traditional bright orange trousers - but bearing the logo and name of a Dutch brewery.
To protect the rights of the official beer they were denied entry, so the male fans promptly removed the trousers and watched the game in underpants. Hundreds in the crowd were in their underpants"