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Italy beat England on penalties in the Euro 2020 final to be crowned champions on Sunday night. However, the thrilling finale was overshadowed by scenes of violent disorder ahead of the historic game in London and racist abuse on social media against some England players following the team's defeat.
"Small number" of fans barged their way into Wembley Stadium ahead of the final, London police said.Numerous videos emerged online of security staff seen "rugby tackling people to the ground" both inside and outside the venue.
One video went viral which showed a throng of men throwing punches and kicks as just a couple of stewards attempt to intervene.London's Metropolitan Police said it made 49 arrests, and that 19 officers were injured while managing the final.On another sour note, racist trolls on social media targeted Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka. All 3 England players had missed their spot-kicks.