Posted on 13th March 2013
On Sunday 10th March, Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish was assaulted by a supporter who had got onto the pitch during their match against Birmingham City at St Andrew’s.
Pitch invader bites player
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Sunday’s Swiss Super League game between FC Thun and Zurich saw a pretty unusual pitch invader as a pesky pine marten ran amok. Players and officials gave chase although they couldn’t get near it until Zurich defender Loris Benito got touch tight with the furry fiend.
Unlike ourselves, Benito failed to do background research on the pine marten – time was tight, him being on the pitch ‘n’ all – and failed to note their sharp teeth, ideal for eating small mammals, birds, insects, frogs, and carrion. As a result he took a nasty nip, ouch.
Check it out below.
