Soccer Player Ejected for Football-Style Tackle…of a Streaker
- Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:17am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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LONDON (AP) — The streaker wore green. The soccer player saw red.
A man wearing nothing but a bright green thong and a curly black wig dashed onto the field during a low-level game in England on Monday. Dorchester player-manager Ashley Vickers ended the intruder’s 30-second jaunt with a thudding, neck-high tackle during the 70th minute of the game against Havant & Waterlooville.
Vickers was shown a red card for violent conduct with the score 1-1.
“I’m dumbfounded and speechless,” Vickers told local newspaper The Dorset Echo. “My only thought was to get hold of him so we could get on with the game. I managed to grab him and bring him to the ground, and the funny thing was the stewards actually thanked me for it. But the ref decided to send me off and it beggars belief.”
Dorchester lost 3-1, a blow to the team‘s hopes of making the playoffs in England’s sixth tier of soccer.
The intruder, meanwhile, was marched out of Westleigh Park and banned from the stadium.
The streaker – whose outfit resembled the “mankini” worn by Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat” movie character – caused a stir among the 458 spectators by running amok between stunned players. Two officials failed to stop the intruder before Vickers stepped in.
The ejection – automatic for a player who attacks anyone on the field – angered Dorchester’s players, who complained in vain to the referee. Two more visiting players ended up being sent off in the final 10 minutes for unrelated incidents, leaving the club with only eight players at the final whistle.
Havant manager Shaun Gale sympathized with Vickers despite acknowledging the referee “stuck to the letter of the law.”
“It may have been hijinks and given a few people a laugh but I feel sorry for Ashley Vickers, who thought he was doing the right thing,” Gale said. “I spoke to him after the match and he was devastated.
“It is not a rule I knew. Next time a streaker comes onto the pitch, I have told my players to stand back and wait for the authorities to deal with it.”
Vickers has three days to appeal the decision. The Football Association is likely to lend a sympathetic ear regarding any punishment.
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Comments (95)
Gonzo
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 10:11am“violent conduct”? Those Brits should watch an NFL game.
Report Post »thatoneguy
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 10:03amDidn’t even look like a tackle to me looked like he grabbed him and threw him down. Want to see a tackle watch old Derrick Thomas video from the Chiefs. That guy was the best.
Report Post »Billsocal
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:50amI guess they are wimps on the soccer field.. Hope they never run into Mike Curtiss still remember when he clotheslined the fan who came on the field. The fan didn’t have any right to do that. It is like the kid at the Philly game last baseball season that got tasered by the cop. European are such wimps.!!!
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:49amAnother reason to hate soccer! However, the Detroit Lions could have used the guy who knows how to tackle, this season.
Report Post »LoudFoot
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:46amI think the streaker deserved MUCH worse. If you get naked near me and start running around when I haven’t told you to do so, you had better expect to get your teeth kicked out. He’s lucky that he can still chew solid food. Morons like this are just hungry for daddy or mommy’s attention, (oh PLEASE look at me) which is the world is in such dire straits as it is.
Report Post »Seagal45
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:46amrontf, lmao
Report Post »Seagal45
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:44amHILARIOUS!!! Thanks for the early morning laugh.
Report Post »MidAmerican
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:35amTea and crumpets anyone????
Report Post »48
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:33amThis guy shouldnt be a ref, he reminds me of a Big 10 basketball official, clueless.
Report Post »Marine Recon Dad
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:23am…maybe the REAL reason was it was the ref’s boyfriend, and he was just really really mad at the player….
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:20amWhat the hell is this…1st grade all over again? PC is one of the things that has weakened this country all because the Libs want us to be more like Europe. Screw that!!!
Report Post »coffeeking425
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:19amI liked the take down lol. I think we can all agree that the best way to learn is through the consequences of your actions. That said, maybe this guy and the audience will think twice about streaking across fields from now on. And YES!!! I remember Terry Tate Office Linebacker! Still a classic…. link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94
Report Post »Emma Nelson
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:11amHe had to touch that nasty little streaker yuk
Report Post »Scaz
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 11:40amThat’s what I was thinking! But ya know, NYC cops have to do that almost everyday for a lot less than that soccer player is making.
Report Post »Emma Nelson
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:10amThe Ref must have had a little thing for the streaker.
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:57am@cessna152
Report Post »You’re totally right on with this. I think that I would have had my team walk off and leave especially since it turns out that the ref apparently had something against the team with him removing more players later to allow the havant team to win.
mossbrain
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:51amThey should have tasered that guy on his dick.
Report Post »PureFinland
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:50amI live here in the UK and will be spreading this out among the FB fans. This ref needs a new job.
Report Post »CountMeIn
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:45amRun on to a football field or baseball diamond in this country and people would more likely see it as justified if players roughed you up. Could be why this sort of thing seems to happen more often overseas where the person disrupting the game is protected.
Report Post »greggor
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:34amI think he should have tackled that ref just as he did that sleazeball.
Report Post »justinshanley
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:33ambad call Ref, bad call.
I’ve been a soccer referee for years, and this is ludicrous…
Report Post »tangodown
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 11:06amAgreed
You do not always enforce the letter of the law… you look at the spirit of the law.
What if someone had come onto the field and was seriously injuring someone or yourself…. I suppose according to the rules you would be required to stand there like a bump on a log and watch or take it.
The player did the right thing and the other players should have walked off like prior poster suggested
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:32amThought it was a pretty good move…..actually.
Report Post »MAJORMINOR
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:29amTime to take a new look at the “official” rules related to roughness. How ’bout rugby?
Report Post »Insipid
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:28amHis teammates should have all walked off the field when he was ejected.
Report Post »Geowchap
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:29amAgreed!
Report Post »He was providing a public service.
Oil_Robb
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:28amLimeys……All bets are off after 1700 hrs. If I lived there Id be drunk by noon just to make it bearable, and running around fields naked also
Report Post »TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:26amAnyone remember Terry Tate, offic linebacker….
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:38amThat is why I hate EUROPE! Bunch of panzy azz PC liberal kool aid drinking, government relying PC morons… except for the guy that tackled the panzy azz PC liberal kool aid drinking, government relying PC moron.
Mhockey1505
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:39amYeah, this isn’t the first time soccer has done something like this…
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:47amOff Story
Report Post »This is tragic
http://www.wgal.com/news/27128851/detail.html
grandmaof5
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:47amI‘m surprised the crowd didn’t take care of the problem and he never would have made it anywhere but the hospital. British soccer fans are serious about their teams, to say the least.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:49amPC run amok, and to think there are so many people in the administration who want us to become more like Europe with this kind of garbage.
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:10amWow I’m speechless…I don’t believe it…a tackle made in a girl’s game!
Deutscher
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:14am@Snow, et al
Wow that’s a lot of hate on Europe because of sports rulings. Have you ever been to Europe and watched a soccer game? So what about all the bad calls that occur in American football? Are you prepared to have the country judged from one offical’s actions?
Report Post »It’s early. Save some hate for the rest of the day.
ARMOR BEARER 147
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 9:43am@ PA Patriot
Report Post »Where are you located in PA? I am in York (Dover Aea.) I saw this this morning. It is tragic.
independentvoteril
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 10:02amSTREAKING is still IN??? well in some places I guess.. nothing NEW here..
Report Post »TheBMT
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 10:22amJeez, BOTH teams didn’t even understand that. You could see them both arguing with the ref. Ive seen dumb refs in my football games, but that would be a top one.
Report Post »Uncle Crusty
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 10:28amhey now live-free-or-die, I’d like to see you call me a girl! LOL, by your comment, I bet you’ve never played a REAL game of soccer have you?! I’d love to get you out there and see how you feel after the game – if you made it that far….ROFLMAO!
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 10:56amTERMLIMITSNOW, oh yeah. I loved those.
Red card? It wasn’t that bad. He only did what the cops should have done.
Now, if he would have tackled him below the waste it could have been a handling the ball(s) penalty. LOL!
He wasn’t even in the penalty area; a direct free kick would have been the worst he should have gotten.
Report Post »Scaz
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 11:15amI agree with Cessna152. The way they handled that dumb a$$ streaker is simtomatic of how Europe handles everything: They all stand around indecisive, hoping that the problem just goes away. Then when someone does take decisive action, they’re the ones that get villified, not the chucklehead that was causing the problem in the first place.
I got news for you people, that same attitude is coming to America. I see it everywhere already.
Report Post »Cowgirl
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 11:42amYou notice that no one streaks through a hockey game…
Report Post »jackrorabbit
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 12:24pmThis is ridiculous! The player did the cops a favor, and this is how he is “rewarded”? Come play soccer in the U.S. we don’t mind if our players take out criminals during game play!
Report Post »TheBees
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 12:33pmWhat would they say if someone with some type of weapon was running around? Just stand back and let the no gun carrying limp wristed bobbies blow their whistles at him? I say tacl=kle the SOB and beat the living crap out of him right there on the spot! Also how are the scone eating (I don’t think the English eat donuts) bobbies could catch the guy. On the other hand these soccer players are used to running for 90 mins, they can chase these idiots down.
Report Post »American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 1:34pmTerrible Terry Tate was the man!
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 2:02pmHey Uncle Crusty…you know I’d puke (then some ref would give me a piece of paper). BTW I puke runnin’ to the car. <<<I'm old Lol
Report Post »REVerse
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 7:42pmThe ref was a liberal.
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