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Don’t worry, non-football fans – we are almost done with the Euro 2020 final stuff.
You’ve seen the front page headlines following England’s penalty loss to Italy (‘Anyone for conkers?’ the clear winner).
You’ve also seen the videos of English fans behaving very, very poorly. Don’t stick a flare in your behind, kids – it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
One thing you wouldn’t have seen, at least on the live broadcast, was a pitch invader who made his way onto the field during the final stages of the second half.
Cameras showed the players barely cracking a smile, at the same time that the invader was repeatedly dodging security efforts to take him down:
That footage only shows the latter part of his time on the pitch.
In this aerial shot, you can see him enter from the top left of the screen, with security in pursuit:
Far too many poor tackle attempts. It appears security personnel have been taking their cues from Owen Farrell.
One more angle, which is a 40-second clip repeated twice:
He’ll be hit with a whopper of a fine, and likely banned from watching football in England for many years.
But hey, at least he scored his 40-odd seconds of fame.
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