Spectators who force the security checks, without tickets, to access the stadium, clashes in the stands between the owners of a precious sesame and the others ... The final of the Euro, on July 11, between England and Italy, at Wembley, had been enamelled, upstream, with a few overflows.
Suddenly, Monday, the English Football Federation (FA) announced the opening of an independent investigation.
FA officials said they informed the Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) of the investigation over the weekend and promised to identify those responsible for the "scenes. shameful ”observed before and during the match.
"We are determined to fully understand what happened outside and then inside Wembley Stadium during the Euro final," said the FA in its statement.
Problems in view of the organization of the World Cup 2030?
This commission of inquiry, headed by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, will meet with all parties concerned and include outside experts, in order to "learn lessons" and "ensure that such shameful scenes can never happen again. », Underlines the federation.
Police have since released CCTV footage of some of the people they want to question.
These incidents have raised doubts about the chances of success of the joint bid of the United Kingdom and Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup.
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