Concerns and controversies related to UEFA Euro 2012 24 June. In the town with a large Italian diaspora, about 150 England fans targeted Italian fans; cars were damaged, there were four arrests and one person was hurt, but not seriously. Some English Twitter users were investigated by police on accusations of racially abusing black English players Ashley Cole and Ashley Young, whose missed penalties caused the team to exit the tournament. Denmark forward Nicklas Bendtner was fined €100,000 and received a one-match ban by UEFA for unauthorised sponsorship during the group stage game against Portugal. After scoring his and Denmark's second goal in the 3–2 defeat, Bendtner lowered
Ben May violent conduct. Two days later, it was announced that May would serve a three-match suspension, with Colchester being fined £6,000 after failing to control their players. As a result of his three-game ban, May made his last appearance for Colchester as a 74th-minute substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Wrexham on 19 October 2004. He made 15 appearances during his three-month loan spell at Colchester, scoring twice.<ref name="Colchester United 2004/2005 player appearances"></ref> In December 2004, May signed for Brentford on a one month's loan deal, having previously spent the 2003–04 season with the club. After playing in the club's