Mr Shprygin was among 43 Russian fans held last week en route to Lille

Hooligan posted photos from outside stadium plus the words 'hello again'

French security has come under fire after Russian hooligan Alexander Shprygin was arrested in Toulouse - just two days after being deported.

The leader of fighting Russian fans had been put on a flight to Moscow following violence at Russia's Euro 2016 match with England last week.

But he managed to return to France in an attempt to watch his team play Wales last night before being detained at the stadium in Toulouse.

Shprygin posted photographs of himself outside the stadium in Toulouse on his Twitter account, wearing a blue straw hat and sunglasses

Alexander Shprygin, the leader of a Russian fan group, holds a Russian flag depicting a bear and reading Russia Forward

Shprygin, who has alleged far-right links, revealed on Twitter how he had sneaked back in to France 'by an unusual route under cover of night' posting pictures of what appeared to be Barcelona airport. He appeared to have then traveled into France over land.

Questions will now be asked over how the hooligan was able to reach the football ground, having been deported.

One Twitter user wrote that it was 'unbelievable' that Shprygin had been able to return to France to watch the game, in which Russia were thrashed 3-0.

French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henri Brandet said Alexander Shprygin was detained at the stadium in Toulouse, three days after he was deported from France after authorities accused him of involvement in hooliganism.

'Detained tonight in the Toulouse stadium, Alexander Shprygin was placed in custody and his situation will be dealt with either administratively or with a judicial procedure,' Brandet said.

Shprygin was among 20 Russians deported to Moscow last week.

While his European Union visa was not cancelled when he was deported, he was forbidden to enter France and could have been immediately removed if he had flown into a French airport.

Leader: Shprygin, 38, has posted a series of photographs to his social media accounts of himself in Marseille, including images of the scenes of violence

Shprygin also posted pictures near the stadium with men he said were Russian consuls.

Shprygin, who sits on a Russian government commission overseeing Moscow's preparations for the 2018 World Cup, has admitted to posting pictures of far right symbols online but says neither he nor his organisation is racist.

Shprygin's organisation holds official recognition from the Russian Football Union and has worked with the Russian government in the past.

UEFA-affiliated anti-discrimination group the Fare Network has said his role in Russian football 'shows the mechanics of infiltration of the far-right into fan scenes' in Russia.

Shortly before his detention in Toulouse, Shprygin told AFP by telephone from the stadium: 'I am at the match with a ticket.

'The French authorities told me I was not deported but just expelled, my Schengen visa has not been cancelled and all the stamps are there. So I can legally be in the European Union.'

Supporter: As well as his own social media pictures, Shprygin has also been pictured in the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. He is pictured here in the crowd on June 11

Shprygin, pictured behind Russian President Vladimir Putin, has now been detained in Toulouse after trying to attend Russia's final group game against Wales

Shprygin also posted photographs of himself outside the stadium in Toulouse on his Twitter account, wearing a blue straw hat and sunglasses.

In another message, he spoke of becoming 'a tourist' and using the 'cover of night' to attend the game.

Russian fans have been accused of staging an orchestrated campaign of violence against England supporters before their Euro 2016 match in Marseille on June 11.

Shprygin, who works for nationalist lawmaker Igor Lebedev and heads Russia's national supporters' association, was among 43 Russian fans arrested in southern France three days after the Marseille turmoil.

Three of the group were jailed for up to two years for their role in the violence. French investigators believe there were other well-prepared hooligans among the group but they did not have enough evidence to press charges.

Twenty of the group, including Shprygin, were expelled from the country on Saturday. But on his arrival in Moscow, he vowed he would return.