A Faversham football fan has lost his long-running fight against being extradited to Portugal for rioting during Euro 2004.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled the 52-year old Garry Mann will have to return to serve his punishment.

Six years ago Mr Mann was sentenced to two years in jail by a Portuguese court.

But when he was deported back to Britain he didn't serve his jail term - and Portugal demand he be sent back.

Mr Mann has always protested his innocence claiming his trial was unfair.

Judges here who have reviewed the case say he suffered a serious injustice.

Speaking before today's ruling, Mr Mann’s lawyer, Karen Todner, said: “He has found things very, very difficult; it has affected every aspect of his life.

“He was working as a fireman but he lost his job.

“It has been very difficult because all the way through the last few months he has not known what’s going to happen in the next month.”

Jago Russell, from Fair Trials International, said: "He was arrested tried and convicted in the space of 24 hours, which is an incredibly fast trial process.

"He had just five minutes with his lawyer before his trial started, he did not know what he was charged with until he had been convicted and he did not understand what was going on in court."