According to English media reports, football fans tried to storm into Wembley Stadium ahead of the European Championship final in London.

This was reported by several online portals on the Sunday before the final.

According to a report by the portal "The Athletic", hundreds could have passed the security forces.

However, there is no evidence that they also got into the stadium.

"Sky Sports News" spoke of up to 100 fans.

In the meantime, however, the situation is under control.

UEFA confirmed that fans had entered the outer security fences. However, they would not have gained access to the interior of the stadium. The direction of the game is not in question. Videos could be seen as people allegedly ran up a flight of stairs at the stadium and were followed by security personnel. Another video showed how several people broke through a blockade by security personnel and knocked over barriers in the process.

Hundreds of fans had celebrated in front of the Wembley Stadium hours before the final (9 p.m. / in the FAZ live ticker for the European Football Championship, ZDF and MagentaTV). Supporters of the English team in particular danced and sang on Sunday afternoon in the immediate vicinity of the arena in north-west London, some of them set fire to Bengalos. As in the run-up to many other European Championship games in London, almost all of them wore no masks and kept no distance from one another. More than 60,000 spectators are said to be in the stadium for the game in the evening.

The Metropolitan Police urged fans without tickets for the game via announcements and on Twitter to stay away from the entire district.

“Please don't come to Wembley!

It's extremely crowded there.

The stadium is sold out, there are no more tickets to be had, ”said the authorities.

A large number of people in and around the stadium are keen to ensure the safety of all visitors.

Geoff Hurst & The Lightning Seeds

In front of a sea of ​​red and white flags, even the comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel with the band The Lightning Seeds played their soccer anthem "Three Lions (Football's Coming Home)" live in a London club.

The comedians and musicians performed in front of around 200 fans at Club 229.

The song was announced by none other than Geoff Hurst.

The former striker had won the only major title with England in 1966.

In the 4-2 final victory in the World Cup final against Germany, Hurst scored three goals, including the Wembley goal, which is still controversial to this day.

The mood in the audience at the performance was good, then the fans went on to sing their new favorite song: "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond.

Thousands of fans sang warmly in Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square despite the high Corona numbers in Great Britain.

"God Save The Queen" echoed through the streets, fireworks flew into the sky.

Even Queen Elizabeth wished the team and its coach Gareth Southgate luck in a personal message.

Italian fans were clearly outnumbered. 1000 Italians were allowed to enter, 6000-7000 Tifosi, mostly living in England, are expected in the stadium. The four-time world champion Italy has been waiting for his second European title since 1968.