Ticketless fans storm Wembley for Euro 2020 final – video timeline
5.15pm *
Dozens of fans breach a Covid and ticket checkpoint between the stadium and the arena. Stewards are outnumbered and overwhelmed, and at least one of them loses his footing. Paul Brown said he uploaded the film to Twitter an hour after recording it on his phone.
Police can’t stop the England 🏴 fans without tickets storming the ticket entrances at Wembley - not enough riot police to deal with the weight amount of the crowd - kicking off !!! pic.twitter.com/ZM7KpbMmQJ
— Paul Brown 🇬🇧 Browns fan🏈 London News 🎥Vlogger (@PaulBrown_UK) July 11, 2021
5.31pm
Fans storm a Covid checkpoint at the tops of steps in front of the arena. A security guard in an orange hi-vis vest can be seen kicking and tripping fans who breached the barrier.
Wembley rn pic.twitter.com/3lXRRvG7d0
— Rave Footage 🎥 (@RaveFootage) July 11, 2021
5.51pm
A 2-metre barrier under a sign marked Entrance 1 is seen being breached in a video shared by Adam Leventhal, a reporter with the Athletic. Describing the scene he tweeted: “One of the outer security fences at Wembley breached underneath the main steps, mad dash to get in before being closed again by stewards.”
One of the outer security fences at Wembley breached underneath the main steps, mad dash to get in before being closed again by stewards. @TheAthleticUK #Euro2020Final #ENG #ITA pic.twitter.com/kIbVIUmDtA
— Adam Leventhal (@AdamLeventhal) July 11, 2021
5.59pm
Footage from Dan Dicker shows dozens of fans enter a VIP area beneath the stadium. The footage, uploaded to Twitter at 6.16pm, shows waist-high barriers being cast aside as dozens of fans enter the area with little or no resistance from stewards.
Idiots at Wembley for the riot police to deal with #Euro2020Final #ENGITA pic.twitter.com/Iw5Fv7Vcv7
— Dan Dicker (@dandicker83) July 11, 2021
6pm
Dozens of fans are videoed rushing up stairs and jumping barriers in an area underneath the stadium.
We witnessed this and I stepped away just in time. If this is even crossing your mind, don’t. You don’t get far. Please don’t ruin it for everyone at Wembley. pic.twitter.com/CoNx4U4CHb
— Michelle Owen (@MichelleOwen7) July 11, 2021
6.31pm
Fans breach a 2-metre high barrier and then run under an underpass and up stairs beneath the stadium.
Ticket-less yobs were like a pack of wild dogs as they all sprinted past; security did their best and a fair few were escorted back as as riot police arrived. Wembley was briefly locked down; police on horseback came in for extra support. Staff, like me, petrified. #ENG https://t.co/znJnoWssnB
— Ashley Preece (@PreeceObserver) July 11, 2021
6.35pm
Fans breach a fence to enter an area that had recently been patrolled by police on horses. One fan is seen being beaten with a truncheon and another is dragged back by a steward, but the majority get through.
It’s all kicking off at #Wembley #Euro2020Final pic.twitter.com/zs2nk4CNPo
— Gavin Marshall (@Gav_M) July 11, 2021
6.51pm
Wembley Stadium acknowledges it is “dealing with an incident that occurred at the outer security perimeter area of the stadium”. A spokesperson said there were “no security breaches of people without tickets getting inside the stadium”.
BREAKING: Wembley Stadium say they are "dealing with an incident that occurred at the outer security perimeter area of the stadium".
A spokesperson said there were "no security breaches of people without tickets getting inside the stadium".
Follow live: https://t.co/oKKWyTLnLZ pic.twitter.com/ByHJqVI3YK— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 11, 2021
7.31pm
Violence at an entrance door marked C10. Fans inside are heard shouting: “Do your job” to stewards. Some fans inside then attack those breaching the entrance.
What is going on at Wembley 😂 #ENGITA pic.twitter.com/5Xz4FyDzBW
— ₿roke H̲ustler (@TheBrokeHustler) July 11, 2021
* Times indicate when videos were uploaded to social media unless otherwise stated