A pitch invader briefly disrupts England’s Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley

A pitch invader briefly disrupts England’s Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley as he caught stewards off-guard, sprinting away from a chasing steward to cheers from the crowd before eventually being caught


A pitch invader briefly stopped play in the latter stages at Wembley as England played Italy in the final of Euro 2020.

The man stumbled down to pitchside before catching stewards in the area unawares in the 87th minute and hurdling the advertising hoardings to reach the pitch as he sprinted away from a chasing steward.

The fan was cheered on as he temporarily evaded capture before eventually being caught.

The fan takes his top off after entering the pitch and has his fun before eventually being caught

A bemused Mason Mount looked on as the man evaded stewards to cheers from the crowd

A bemused Mason Mount looked on as the man evaded stewards to cheers from the crowd

BBC commentator Guy Mowbray said: ‘Somebody will be going home much sooner than they wanted to I suspect. It’s not what anybody wanted.  

Marco Verratti seemed to find the funny side, while Harry Maguire looked on in frustration.

John Stones had possession before play was stopped as referee Bjorn Kuipers dropped the ball at the Manchester City centre back’s feet to restart. 

He was eventually caught and led away as the BBC's Guy Mowbray condemned his actions

He was eventually caught and led away as the BBC’s Guy Mowbray condemned his actions

England and Italy eventually played out another 30 minutes after the pitch invader was dealt with – but could still not be separated following extra time.

The Three Lions suffered yet another heartbreaking defeat on penalties as the Azzurri claimed a 3-2 win at Wembley to be crowned Champions of Europe.

Jordan Pickford made two saves from Andrea Belotti and Jorginho, but his England players couldn’t come through as Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka all missed their efforts from the spot.