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The Football Association will increase the number of stewards on duty at Wembley for Sunday’s European Championship final after hundreds of ticketless fans got into the ground for England’s semi-final victory over Denmark.
Despite checkpoints for assessing each fan’s Covid-19 status around the perimeter, stewards were unable to prevent some supporters storming the stadium and gaining access without showing tickets.
The additional fans were accommodated easily enough because Wembley’s capacity was set at 66,000 as the semi-final is part of the Government’s mass events Covid trial, but the FA are eager to avoid a repeat in what will be England’s biggest match for 55 years against Italy on Sunday.
The Football Association will increase the number of stewards in place for the Euro 2020 final
In addition to extra security, the FA have asked stewards to be more thorough in checking each fan’s Covid status after receiving complaints that many were simply ushered
