Tens of hundreds of supporters descended on London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday, kick-starting an alcohol-fuelled occasion hours earlier than England tackle Italy within the closing of Euro 2020.
By lunchtime the pavements round England’s nationwide stadium have been slick with beer, and underfoot resembled the stickiest of pub carpets as supporters sang, chanted and hurled drinks whereas police regarded on.
Many arrange camp early with hundreds queuing to get into pub gardens earlier than lunchtime and others packed into metropolis squares.
Some 4 hours earlier than the 8pm native kick-off, Wembley Way was filled with supporters all the way in which from the underground station to the stadium.
Gates being stormed at Wembley time and time once more. Hundreds of individuals every time.
Stewards simply can’t comprise them.
Gates being locked. Pretty tense environment@theathleticuk
— Alex Kay-Jelski (@AlexKayJelski) July 11, 2021
Fans try and storm into Wembley Stadium forward of #Euro2020 Final… 😳😳 [Video by @PreeceObserver] pic.twitter.com/VCeM6aRSdG
— Aston Villa News (@AVFC_News) July 11, 2021
Beer cans and bottles flew via the air as acrid smoke from flares drifted via the gang and supporters, wearing England shirts of varied vintages, sang and chanted.
Three hours earlier than kick-off, police urged supporters to not journey to Wembley if they didn’t have match tickets, and complained of a number of circumstances of flares being set off throughout the neighborhood of railway stations in London.
The exuberant scenes on the stadium have been replicated throughout the town.
The scene exterior Wembley Stadium as time ticks right down to the #EURO2020 closing ⏱ pic.twitter.com/6QN1Hb8LfL
— Goal (@objective) July 11, 2021
Gus McKay, a 53-year-old England fan from Bradford-on-Avon, joined the occasion at Leicester Square in central London.
“I think it feels incredible,” he stated. “I’ve been waiting all my life (to reach a final).”
Dave Woodall from York echoed the sentiment: “I was one when we won the World Cup and it’s a dream that I never thought would happen,” he stated.
“So I’m like a kid at Christmas. It’s the best feeling ever. I had to come down for the day, I couldn’t miss this.”
England want to win their first main title since lifting the 1966 World Cup.
