The English Football Association will launch an investigation into the unauthorized entry of fans to the finals of the European Championship between England and Italy.
After the riots in front of the stadium, a number of fans without a valid ticket got into the stands at Wembley, for which, for example, the son of the Italian coach Robert Mancini, Andrea, paid extra. The “Albion” players did not succeed in the final and after a 1: 1 draw they lost 2: 3 on penalties.
“We will launch a complete investigation and work with the police to detain everyone involved. We will ensure that this does not happen again,” Mark Bullingham, the association’s executive director, told the BBC.
“There were a lot of drunken idiots trying to get in. This is a stadium, not a fortress. We have a fantastic security team, but they’ve never seen anything like it. I apologize to all the fans and others who were affected in some way,” he said. Bullingham.
About two hours before the match, the aggressive fans broke through the security barriers around the stadium and fought among themselves and with the organizers. Although authorities claimed that no one got to the stands without a ticket, witnesses said a small group of supporters entered the Wembley auditorium illegally. Police arrested 49 people in connection with the violence. Nineteen police officers were injured in the skirmishes.
The son of coach Robert Mancini, Andrea, also paid for the riots of the football rowdies, who lost his seat after some rioters broke into the stadium without a valid ticket.
“There was quite a mess because of the fans without a ticket, and when I came, someone else was already sitting in my place. I watched the first half on the stairs. In the second part, however, I found another place. brought happiness, “smiled Andrea Mancini, whose father won the first Italian triumph at the European Championships in 53 years and only the second in history.
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