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​Father of Man Utd star Maguire suffered broken ribs in Wembley stampede

Manchester United star Harry Maguire's father was injured during the stampede before the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy at Wembley.

The Azzurri claimed the trophy after a penalty shoot out win over the Three Lions on Sunday.

Prior to the match, there were some crowd disturbances as a set of supporters attempted to get inside the stadium without tickets.

After the game, Maguire told The Sun: "My dad was in the stampede. I have not spoken with him too much but I am pleased my kids didn't go to the game.

"It was scary - he said he was scared and I don't want anyone to experience that at a football match.

"I have seen a lot of videos and have spoken to dad and my family. It was my dad and agent who suffered the most. He was struggling with his breathing afterwards because of his ribs, but he's not one to make a big fuss - he got on with it.

"I hope we can learn from this and make sure it doesn't happen again. Dad will always support me and go to the games but he will be a little bit more aware of everything going on around. We should all be more aware and learn from it."

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