LGB soccer fans heading to the World Cup in Russia have already been warned not to publicly display affection, and members of the transgender community told to bring a friend with them to the bathroom to avoid attacks. Now there are reports of anti-LGBT Russians threatening violence against the community.

Joe White of LGBT soccer fan group Pride in Football said it has received numerous threats to England fans planning on making the trip to cheer on national team Three Lions during the World Cup, taking place June 14 through July 15.

White told the Mirror the group has reported the threats to police.

“We’ve had people say that if they find us they’ll stab us, so it’s been a mixture but they’re being dealt with seriously and those investigations are still ongoing,” he noted. White said he plans to test the promise by some officials that rainbow pride flags won’t be banned at the World Cup, unlike at the 2014 Sochi Olympics where they were not allowed.