On Saturday night before the UEFA Champions League final between Dortmund and Real Madrid, chaos descended once again at Wembley as many ticketless fans tried jumping through the gates as they clashed with Police and stewards.
Real Madrid won their 15th Champions League, as they secured a 2-0 victory over the German side but aside from the football, we had a pitch invader who was finally caught by stewards after around two minutes of no intervention.
That steward going after the pitch invader at Wembley was lucky the lad slipped. Otherwise there’d be no mitigating factors and it’d be a straight red. pic.twitter.com/M67Oob8un9
— Michael Lavelle (@mikelavelle93) June 1, 2024
This is not the first time this has happened and it has raised security issues in the handling of major finals at Wembley Stadium in London.
More security measures need to be put in place if Wembley is to hold another European final.
Real Madrid fans storming Wembley but you won’t hear anything about it because it’s not the English 🏴 pic.twitter.com/BnqqndGpHr
— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) June 2, 2024
During the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy, ticketless England fans clashed with police and stewards.
Many of these fans managed to force their way inside Wembley Stadium, leading to chaotic and violent scenes.
Following the incident, UEFA’s disciplinary panel decided to impose a two-match stadium ban on England, with one of those matches suspended for two years.
Additionally, England was fined 100,000 euros. This punishment cast serious doubt on England’s prospects of hosting future international tournaments.
The events at Wembley highlighted significant security lapses and raised concerns about crowd management at major sporting events.
Now the real question lies, after the same incident occurred once again, can Wembley Stadium be trusted to host another major final after two major incidents? Let us know on social media!
