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Matthew Dresch

England streaker breaks silence about why he held up Euro final by storming pitch

An England streaker has spoken out about why he stormed the pitch last night and held up the Euros final.

Adam Harison charged onto the field during the second half of England's game against Italy last night.

England players looked unimpressed as they watched stewards chase Harison around the pitch, while some Italian players chuckled at the spectacle.

Aspiring singer Harison has now broken his silence about his antics, declaring 'I did this all for a good time'.

In a now-deleted Instagram post he said: "At the end of the day…. I love my country and I did this all for a good time. Nothing but love and respect for England tonight. BIG LOVE PEOPLE."

What did you think about his stunt? Let us know in the comments section below.

(Getty Images)

The England fan also shared a picture of himself with his top in his hand being escorted off the pitch by two stewards.

Harison competed in Little Mix's BBC talent show The Search as a member of boyband New Priority.

He had jumped over the advertising hoardings with his shirt in hand and wore only a pair of trousers during the stunt.

The streaker managed to dodge the stewards and make his way onto the pitch (Offside via Getty Images)

Two stewards followed him and seemed to have him cornered by the touchline.

He managed to evade them before knocking a third steward to the ground.

One of them appeared to drag him to the floor before he got back up.

A fourth steward then managed to stop him just yards away from Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

He shared footage of himself inside the stadium during the match (adamharison/Instagram)
Harison's behaviour was slammed by football fans after it put an already tense match on hold (adamharison/Instagram)

The stunt was slammed by football fans after it put an already tense match on hold.

Before the match, Harison could be seen partying in the stands before running onto the pitch.

He had filmed himself arriving at Wembley and in another video celebrated Luke Shaw's opening goal in the second minute of the game.

The aspiring singer competed in Little Mix's BBC talent show The Search (adamharison/Instagram)

In the clip he sported a red England shirt as fans cheered and jumped in the seats around him.

That was the final video Harison posted before he invaded the pitch.

The singer later posted a video of his stunt, captioning it: Well that was fun."

Harison was part of New Priority, alongside Kaci Brookz, Adam Harison, Talis Eros, Zeekay and Lee Collinson.

The Search aimed to create a new pop group that would support Little Mix on tour, and the competition was eventually won by Since September.

The nation was left broken-hearted on Sunday night when Italy beat England after the game reached penalties.

Italy ended England's bid for glory with a 3-2 victory after three players, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, all missed after the game finished 1-1 after extra time.

It came 25 years after manager Gareth Southgate missed the crucial kick in the Euro 96 semi final.

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