West Ham fans fight in America

A half-time brawl among more than 100 fans marred West Ham's 3-1 win in their friendly against US side Columbus Crew.

The fight broke out after a handful of West Ham supporters, some wearing the team's claret and blue colours, entered the north-east corner of the stadium in Ohio where the Crew's most boisterous supporters typically gather.

Police said one fan was arrested outside the stadium for disorderly conduct, but a spokesman was unaware of arrests made inside the ground following the confrontations.

Strikes from Dean Ashton and Kyle Reid and an own goal by Crew's Brad Evans made it a comfortable night for Alan Curbishley's side on the pitch.

The boss said: "We needed that sort of a workout."