Valk this vay

The Sun's been stirring up World Cup fervour with its "Don't Mention The Walk" guff.

On the front of one edition a while back, John Cleese was pictured as manic hotelier Basil Fawlty in a screen grab from classic comedy Fawlty Towers - the moment in 'The Germans' episode when he does his famous goosestep walk.

But England fans - or "soccer yobs" as the Sun choses to call them - will apparently get the book thrown at them in Germany this summer if they pull a similar stunt.

Any Nazi salutes or Fawlty-esque goosestepping (you try doing that in a busy stadium) will be briskly stamped out by German rozzers.

Fans "who do a Basil" could face a fortnight in ze clink.

However, if you do a Michael Barrymore (so to speak) and "ape Hitler and give a Nazi salute" then the punishment could be far greater.

We're talking a possible three years of German chokey. Best stick to humming the theme from The Great Escape. Er, that's far safer.

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