Brentford Contact Police After Rugby Ball Kicked Onto Pitch During Liverpool Match
· Sports · BBC Sport, Sportstar, The Straits Times
Brentford Football Club has contacted the police after a rugby ball was kicked from a nearby rooftop onto the pitch during their Premier League match against Liverpool at the Gtech Community Stadium. Social media footage captured a man on a rooftop kicking the ball towards the playing surface while bystanders cheered, before a member of staff removed it as play continued. Brentford lost the fixture 2-1 on Saturday and had Yehor Yarmolyuk and Vitaly Janelt sent off in the second half. In an official statement, the club condemned the act as dangerous and stated it is fully supporting authorities to identify those responsible for potential criminal prosecution.
Why it matters
The incident breaches stadium safety protocols during a top-tier Premier League fixture, prompting a formal police investigation into spectator security.
Read the original report — BBC Sport
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