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Published 17:22 14 Jun 2016 BST
"I would like to say sorry to the police and to the people and city of Marseille. This is not like me. I'm not a violent person.
"I love my job and my family. I've never been involved in football hooliganism. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
His pleas were ignored as the judge dished out the sentence, and Alexander's father, Chris Booth, reacted with sadness and anger at the verdict. He staunchly protests his son's innocence.
"They're making scapegoats out of poor kids like Alex. Find the real thugs. He's thrown nothing - he's been coerced into saying he's thrown something. He's thrown nothing - I was with him all the time."
"I said 'Don't worry Alex I'll fight it.' It's a joke. It's pathetic."
UEFA have threatened to ban England and Russia from Euro 2016 if there is further violence.
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