Euro 2021 Final: Fans who stormed gates did not get in, says Wembley

Wembley Stadium said no ticketless fans managed to gain entry after video footage showed dozens of people pushing through barriers.

Fans fought with stewards and police as they attempted to break through the gates before the Euro 2020 final.

A spokesperson for the stadium said "safety measures were quickly activated" after the incident.

"There were no security breaches of people without tickets getting inside the stadium", the spokesperson said.

The Met Police said: "We supported the security teams at Wembley Stadium a short time ago with this incident.

"Wembley security officials have confirmed there was no security breaches of people without tickets getting inside the stadium."

In footage posted by video blogger Paul Brown, fans could be seen jumping over barriers and grappling with stewards and police, as some of them were ejected.

Mr Brown said there were not enough police to deal with the size of the crowd.

A video posted by Sky Sports reporter Michelle Owen showed several fans streaming over barriers as stewards looked on.

She said: "If this is even crossing your mind, don't. You don't get far. Please don't ruin it for everyone at Wembley."

Wembley said the incident took place at the outer perimeter and police had supported stewards in responding to it, without fans breaching security.

Despite Wembley's assertion that ticketless fans had not gained entry to the stadium, some witnesses said they had seen people getting in by "tailgating" behind ticket-holders through the barriers.

The Daily Telegraph's Ben Rumsby posted on Twitter that he and others had seen examples of this in the build-up to the final.