Followers sprinting on the sector to take selfies with Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has led UEFA to bolster safety measures for the European championship.
No less than six followers have tried to run on the sector to fulfill Ronaldo, and UEFA introduced Sunday that “further security measures can be deployed” within the 10 Germany stadiums the place the video games are being held.
“Any incursion onto the pitch constitutes a breach of the stadium guidelines and can end in expulsion from the stadium, a ban from all match matches and the submitting of a proper prison criticism for trespass,” UEFA’s announcement learn.
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Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after a pitch invader makes an attempt to take a selfie with him throughout the UEFA Euro 2024 group stage match between Turkey and Portugal at Soccer Stadium Dortmund on June 22 in Germany. (Lars Baron/Getty Photographs)
On Saturday, 4 followers pursued Ronaldo after discovering their method onto the pitch in Portugal’s 3-0 win over Turkey. Then, after the sport ended, two extra followers tried to get to Ronaldo.
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Regardless of the followers simply wanting a photograph, UEFA desires to guard its gamers from any hurt. And it isn’t simply Ronaldo coping with followers getting on the pitch.
Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgium star who performs for Manchester Metropolis, noticed a fan with a digicam seeking to get to him within the match in opposition to Slovakia.
A fan storms the pitch for a selfie with Ronaldo throughout the match between Turkey and Portugal on the BVB Stadium Dortmund on June 22, 2024, in Germany. (ANP by way of Getty Photographs)
There are various video games left in Euro 2024, as 26 matches have been performed after two extra on Sunday with a 51-game schedule.
The group levels can be performed till June 26, after which the Spherical of 16 will start this upcoming weekend.
Pitch invader with Cristiano Ronaldo throughout the match between Turkey and Portugal on the Sign Iduna Park on June 22, 2024, in Dortmund Germany. (Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Photographs)
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Portugal at present leads Group F following their wins over Turkey and Czechia.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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