The mayhem caused
by England fans at the Euro 2020 final last Sunday has triggered action from public authorities. Police have released pictures of 10 men being sought
in connection with violence and disorder at the Wembley stadium on the day.

Two 18-year-old
men were arrested on Saturday for allegedly enabling people to enter the
Wembley stadium without tickets. The 18-year-olds were held on suspicion of
theft following allegations that they took items and shared them for the
purpose of allowing people to gain unauthorised access to the Wembley stadium, according to The Guardian.

Police say they
are meticulously going through security footage and expect more people of
interest to be identified.

London’s hosting
of the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy saw ugly scenes as ticketless
fans stormed the stadium
. Fifty-one people have been arrested from across the
capital, including 26 who were detained at Wembley.

There were 30,000 seats
kept spare at the Sunday final as part of pandemic containment measures. Ticketless
fans forced entry into the stadium and took these seats.

The Guardian
quoted one such fan saying, “We didn’t sit in anyone’s seat…we didn’t harm
anyone. The people causing the trouble were the ones fighting ticketless fans.”
  

But disabled fans
have spoken out about their horror at getting caught between the disturbances.
Ticketless fans have admitted that they targeted disabled entrances, reports
the Guardian.

A Football
Association spokesperson said that a full investigation would take place into Sunday’s
events in association with the police.

Met deputy
assistant commissioner Andy Trotter has blamed drunkenness as the prime problem
in Sunday’s incident. In an interview with Times Radio, Trotter said that
features of the game, such as the 8pm kick-off time on a Sunday had allowed
fans to drink all day and become ‘insensible’.

England played its
most important match since 1966 last Sunday. The hosts were defeated by Italy
in the penalties after match time threw up a draw.

Two days after the
finals, that is by July 13, 897 football-related incidents had been reported
across the country and 264 arrests had been made.