<p>Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their team’s victory over the Minnesota Vikings to secure their place in the Super Bowl 2018 Final on Sunday, January 21.</p><p>Videos shared on Twitter by eyewitness Alayna Giovannitti shows Eagles fans cheering at the junction of Broad Street and Snyder Avenue. The first video shows a man who scaled a lamppost, despite attempts by the police to prevent fans climbing by slathering the street poles in grease</a>. In a second video, a firework is set off in the road amid applause from onlookers.</p><p>Police conducted extra patrols and set up barricades on Broad Street to control the huge crowd, Fox News reported</a>. The Philadelphia Mayor’s Office released a statement asking football fans to celebrate in a “safe and respectful way”.</p><p>“Let’s celebrate with the same pride in our City that the players have shown throughout this astonishing season,” it said. Credit: Twitter/Alayna Giovannitti via Storyful</p><br />
