The sports world is still celebrating the Patriots victory in the Superbowl, which saw Tom Brady's four touchdown passes take them over the line.

I fu**ing made it!! Snook in straight through the front door! NOW LET'S GO HAWKS! #SuperbowlXLIX http://t.co/1xQj0bJLeC

— Richard Whelan (@richiewhelan) February 1, 2015

But it's what was going on outside that is gaining attention - after two Irish men managed to sneak into the University of Phoenix Stadium and took seats worth US$25,000 (€22,068) each.

Richard Whelan from Dublin and Paul McEvoy from Tipperary flew to Arizona in the US, in the hopes of getting their hands on last minute tickets.

Mr Whelan says he was initially confident of getting one, as he got a ticket last year on the Friday before the game for US$1,500 (€1,324).

But he says the cheapest seat available this year was around US$8,000 (€7,062).

So he told Newstalk Breakfast what happened next.