The England Football Association has announced an investigation into a security breach at Wembley Stadium, in which hundreds of fans entered Sunday's Euro 2020 final between England and Italy without tickets.
Italy defeated England 3–2 in a penalty shootout to win their first Euro trophy since 1968.
Supporters gathered along Wembley Way throughout the day to mark England's first appearance in the final of the tournament in 55 years, but the scene deteriorated in the hours before kickoff as pockets of fans flocked to the outer perimeter.
Videos quickly circulated on social media of individuals entering through the entrance and turnstiles before entering the arena, which had a limited capacity of 65,000 due to COVID-19 regulations.
However, at kickoff, supporters were seen standing in the aisles as the stewards struggled to control the crowd and although the situation was rectified in parts of the field at half time, eyewitnesses saw the cries of small children and the families. Incidents of being displaced from their seats have been reported. .
A UEFA investigation is expected to follow, but on Monday the FA issued a statement which read: "We will conduct a full review and investigation of the incidents at Wembley Stadium before and during the UEFA Euro 2020 final. This will be the police, The Greater London Authority, Security Advisory Group and tournament delivery were carried out in collaboration with stakeholders.
"Security and operating numbers for the UEFA Euro 2020 final exceeded the requirements for the match and exceeded any other previous event at Wembley Stadium. However, the behavior of those who illegally forced their way into the stadium was unacceptable, Was shown to be dangerous and a complete disregard for safety and security protocols in place.
"No stewards or security staff should be subjected to this type of behavior and we thank them for their support on the night. We apologize to anyone in the match whose experience was affected by this unprecedented level of public disorder." happened.
"Where possible, we will continue to work with the relevant authorities to identify and take action against these individuals."
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said: "We will conduct a full review and we will work with the police to apprehend anyone and make sure we can prevent this from happening again.
“Anyone caught will definitely be banned and appropriate action will be taken against them. There were a large number of drunken yobs trying to forcibly enter. We run a stadium, not a fort.
"We've got a great security team in the stadium and they had never seen anything like this. I have to apologize to any fans whose experience was affected and any team that had to go through this."
The Metropolitan Police said on Monday they had made 89 arrests in connection with the incident and that 19 of its officers were injured as they encountered "unstable" crowds.
"During the Euro tournament, most people have watched the match responsibly and safely, and enjoyed the build-up to last night's final," Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said.
"However, the unacceptable scenes we saw yesterday were a small number of people who intended to use football as an excuse to behave horrifyingly towards other members of the public and authorities."