Moth infestation swarms Euro 2016 final...because they stupidly left the lights on

This could make a mockery of the whole night.

Sunday's Euro 2016 final between France and Portugal was threatened by a near biblical plague, as thousands of moths swarmed the arena in what could be a serious distraction to the players.

Officials and media were seen furiously swatting away the winged pests as their prepared for kickoff at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Most infuriatingly of all, it could all have been avoided.

It turns out that the moth invasion was caused by someone forgetting to switch off the lights at the stadium on Saturday night. They remained on throughout the night and not surprisingly attracted the swarm.

Let's hope it doesn't affect the footballing spectacle in any way...

Invasión de polillas en el Stade de France antes de la final. Foto de @FZueras pic.twitter.com/ir4uV5r6Gd — Santi Giménez (@acaradeperro) July 10, 2016


The #Euro2016 final shall be know as "The Moth Final" pic.twitter.com/Hb8yPZ4JPx — Swedish House Furniture (@UkuleleKev) July 10, 2016

As you can imagine, the gags didn't take long to appear...

Cristiano Ronaldo struggling to prepare for one of the biggest games of his career due to moth invasion. #FRAPOR pic.twitter.com/5uO0o30QEl — The Spurs Express (@TheSpursExpress) July 10, 2016

Jeez.. Moth infestation at the stadium for tonights final causing havoc #Euro2016Final pic.twitter.com/8AF6Dd47zi — Ya'eesh Cader (@YaeeshCader) July 10, 2016

The moth problem at the #Euro2016Final may explain what happened to Switzerland's kit earlier in the tournament... pic.twitter.com/EyIHMQhPAd — The Media Tweets (@TheMediaTweets) July 10, 2016

BBC or ITV? Whoever does the best moth montage. — Bill Biss (@WilliamBiss) July 10, 2016