Tag Archives: pitch invader
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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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Lionel Messi Kissed by a Fan During Argentina-Sweden Friendly (Video)
No, this is not déjà vu. Yet another soccer fan has rushed onto the field during a match to show Lionel Messi some affection. The incident took place during a friendly how do I use an ipad between Argentina and Sweden in Stockholm earlier today, as some dude in a Barcelona jersey rushed onto the [...]
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Tajikistanian Soccer Players Brawl, Then Fans Invade and Chase Opposing Team Off the Field (Video)
Tajikistan may not be a world soccer powerhouse, but they sure as hell can riot with the best of them. At a Tajikistan Premier League match back in August (I guess news travels slow out of Tajikistan?) between Istaravshan FK and Energetik Dushanbe, after conceding a goal to Istravshan in the 81st minute, the goalie [...]
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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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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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Fan Invades Pitch To Personally Congratulate Messi On His Goal During The Supercopa de España (Video)
Every year, the soccer clubs that won Spain’s La Liga and Copa del Rey play a two-match set for the rights to the Supercopa de España. Thus, since Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid won La Liga last season, while Lionel Messi and Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, the 2012 Super Cup features a classic [...]
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Instead of Being Tackled, German Pitch Intruder Gets Handshake from Lionel Messi (Video)
So apparently Germans are extremely tolerant of fan field invasions. Here in North America, if a fan runs onto the field, he knows he is likely running into a world of pain. It might be an actual cop a or just a security guard, but you will be tackled or tasered. And at Rugby games [...]
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Police Officer Destroys Field Intruder During USA-Brazil Friendly (Video)
The act of field intruding during a sporting event will often end in one of two ways. Either the trespassing individual will make an incredible escape, or they will suffer the pain of being jacked up by an on-duty police officer or security guard. More often than not we are treated to the latter, as [...]
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Child Runs Onto The Field During White Sox Game (Video)
It appears as though at least one parent has taken notice of the possible repercussions one may face when running onto the field of play during a sporting event. So in an effort to disrupt play during yesterday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, but avoid being tased or tackled at the [...]
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Pitch Invader Gets Jacked Up By A Rugby Player (Video)
Most television networks choose not to show viewers footage of pitch invaders running onto the field of play because they feel that doing so would only encourage others to partake in similar activities. While that may be true in certain instances, something tells me that anyone who saw Olly Barkley dunk a pitch invader during [...]
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Everton Fan Handcuffs Himself To The Goal Post (Video)
Pitch invaders are usually handcuffed by police after they have been apprehended and escorted off the field. However, one fan was hoping to do things his own way when he entered the field of play during today’s Premier League match-up between Manchester City and Everton. Not only did he supply the handcuffs, but this fan [...]
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Alkmaar Goalkeeper Gets A Red Card For Defending Himself Against A Violent Pitch Invader (Video)
Apparently somewhere in the soccer referee’s handbook, it says that any player who refuses to stand there and take a beating from a pitch invader should be issued a red card. Well, at least one referee seems to own an officiating handbook with such instructions, and he just so happened to be officiating yesterday’s Dutch [...]
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Pitch Invader Punches Steaua Bucharest’s George Galamaz In The Face (Video)
If you are going to run onto the field during a soccer game and attempt to intimidate the visiting team by threatening them with acts of violence and chasing them around the field, you may want to make sure you are not going in solo. One fan of Romanian soccer club Petrolul Ploiesti learned that [...]
