Ticketless fans rush Wembley Stadium security barriers at England vs Italy Euro 2020 final

DRAMATIC scenes unfolded as over-excited football fans rushed the barriers at Wembley just hours before England's clash with Italy.

Ticketless England fans managed to jump the perimeter walls of Wembley Stadium ahead of the Euro 2020 final.

The security breach was confirmed by officials shortly before half-time in the match against Italy.

Eager Three Lions supporters pushed past barricades as cops desperately tried to stop the wave of supporters.

Group of fans making a mad dash towards the security barriers and attempting to gain access to the stadium.

Some stadium staff claimed “hundreds” of supporters were involved in knocking down or climbing over perimeter fencing at about 5.30pm.

SunSport witnessed dozens of fans, including children, sprinting across the concourse at the lowest level of the stadium at the top of Wembley Way.

Police officers were called in to help find and eject the invaders.

Fan Gary Mason, a 23-year-old plasterer from Leytonstone, East London said: “It’s bedlam here.

“There are hundreds of fans without tickets trying the crash their way and police and security are struggling to cope.”

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