Tag Archives: field invasions
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Royals Fan Runs onto Field and Steals Rosin Bag from Pitching Mound (Video)
I know we’re supposed to disapprove of fans running onto the field. We’re supposed to wag our metaphorical fingers at them and say they are a disgrace. But I can’t do it. Do I sympathize with the players, who probably experience a little rush of anxiety every time some goofball has a few too many [...]
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Fan Invades Pitch, Receives Beat-Down from Opposing Goalie (Video)
Over the years, we’ve see a lot of different field invaders run out and interrupt sporting events. And from these people, we’ve picked up a few tips to pass along to all of you would-be idiots out there. First, if you’re considering a field invasion, make sure you are not in Philadelphia. Second, make sure [...]
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Drunk Fan at Canadian College Hockey Game Climbs Over Glass and Onto Ice (Video)
All sports have to deal with fans running out onto the field or court and disrupting play every once in a while. It’s just a part of doing business, really—something that’s inevitable, given the sale of adult beverages at sporting events. You see it at baseball games, at football games, at soccer games, and even [...]
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English Soccer Fan Storms Pitch and Attacks Goalie (Video)
All pro sports seem to inspire excess in their fans. This excess is manifested in a variety of ways, mind you—fighting, streaking, drunken lap dancing, running across table tops in a restaurant—but it’s almost always present. Of course, the worst type of excess is when fans invade the field and attack a player or referee. [...]
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Child Runs onto Court During Baylor-Oklahoma Basketball Game, Does Not Get Tackled by Security (Video)
We all know what happens to fans who run out onto the field or court and interrupt a sporting event: they get pounded. The only questions are how hard, and by whom? Usually it’s a security guard who does the honors. But you never know if that security guard is a former linebacker, or if [...]
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Fan Runs Onto Field to Give Lionel Messi a Hug (Video)
Pro athletes are usually a little uncomfortable when fans invade the playing field. After all, that goalie in England got socked in the face by some drunken idiot, and of course, Monica Seles got stabbed by a Stefi Graf fan in Germany back in 1993. So you never know if the fans are there to have [...]
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Soccer Fan Attacks Referee in Trinidad and Tobago With a Bottle (Video)
I sure would hate to be a soccer referee. No matter what level we’re talking about, from youth to professional, if you are a soccer ref you know that, sooner or later, you’re going to get a beat down from a fan or player. It almost seems unavoidable at this point, as we’ve seen it [...]
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Dynamo Kiev Fan Invades Pitch and Ruins Scoring Chance That Could Have Won the Game for His Team (Videos)
Usually when a fan runs onto the field at a sporting event, your primary concern is for the players’ safety. You can ask Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Chris Kirkland about that. He has first hand experience with violent pitch invaders. However, there is another downside to fans invading the field: sometimes they cost your team a [...]
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Leeds United Fan That Attacked Sheffield Wednesday Keeper Chris Kirkland Gets 4 Months In Jail (Video)
This past Friday, during an EPL match between Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday (a rivalry called the Yorkshire Derby), the sports world was presented with the perfect example for why teams around the world take the issue of field invasions so seriously. In the 77th minute, a deranged Leeds fan ran onto the pitch and [...]
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Some Really Smart Guy Ran Onto The Field In The Middle Of A Play During The Seminoles-Hurricanes Game (Video)
Fan field invasions are an all-too-common occurrence at major sporting events. However, not all invasions are created alike. If we were going to rank them in terms of outcomes, then I’d say my favorite would either be the dude who got crushed by the security guard at Fenway or the kid who got shot with [...]
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WC Qualifier Between England and Poland Rained Out, So Fans Turn The Pitch Into A Slip And Slide (Video)
On Tuesday, an important World Cup qualifier between England and Poland in Warsaw was postponed due to torrential rain that left the pitch completely waterlogged. The kicker? The $600 million National Stadium has a retractable roof. They just didn’t retract it. Oops. According to the Polish Football Association, nobody wanted the roof closed—not the two [...]
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Fan Runs Across Field And Tackles Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mascot From Behind (Video)
It might seem like it’s all fun and games being a professional sports mascot, but let me assure you, it is not. Not only are those big fuzzy suits crazy hot (and I presume smelly), but they also have to perform crazy stunts that sometimes do not go according to plan. In fact, even when [...]
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Brazilian Soccer Club’s Trainer Runs Onto Field To Thwart Scoring Opportunity (Video)
Well here’s something you don’t see every day: a last-minute goal scoring opportunity thwarted…by the defending team’s trainer. The bizarre incident occurred during a recent low-level Brazilian soccer game. Ponta Pora had a slim 1-0 lead over rival club Coxim with time running out. However, one Coxim player was able to get the ball deep [...]
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The U.S. Open Bird Man Strikes Again, This Time At The Notre Dame-Navy Game In Dublin (Video)
Well, the Bird Man has struck again. You do remember the Bird Man, right? For those who don’t, allow me to refresh your memory. Webb Simpson had just won the 2012 U.S. Open and was doing an interview with Bob Costas on NBC when a dude in a crazy Union Jack mohawk hat got [...]
