The FA, Premier League and EFL have promised to deliver the ‘strongest possible sanctions’ for future pitch invaders.Last Sunday, Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish was punched from behind by a crazed fan during the ‘Second City’ derby against Birmingham City at St Andrews.
2Paul Mitchell has been jailed for 14 weeks for this assault on Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish pic.twitter.com/wcgg84VLby— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) March 11, 2019A joint statement read: “The FA, Premier League and EFL strongly condemn the reprehensible actions of supporters who entered the field of play last weekend.“English football has worked hard over many years to ensure that our grounds are safe places. Everyone involved in staging a game deserves to enjoy the highest safety standards and we are determined to prevent these standards from being undermined.
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The Football Association have insisted 'a line has been crossed' after Jack Grealish and Chris Smalling were both assaulted by fans on the pitch this weekend. The governing body issued a strongly
Jack Grealish 'lucky' to escape serious injury after being
With three flashpoints in as many days, Britain's football authorities are facing questions as to whether they are doing enough over the issue of player safety and their approach to hooliganism On Sunday, a spectator was able to run onto the pitch and swing a punch at Aston Villa player Jack
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Jack Grealish has spoken of how he was "lucky" to escape serious harm after he was attacked by a fan in Sunday's Second City derby. The Aston Villa star was blind-sided and punched in the
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'Players aren't safe': Is British football returning to dark
Later in the day a supporter was also able to run onto the pitch in the Premier League game between Arsenal and Manchester United. Once again, the fan avoided stewards before shoving United
I was lucky, says Grealish as calls for action grow after
"Whether it's the FA, the Premier League, FIFA, something's got to be done maybe with extra stewarding or whatever," Manchester United captain Ashley Young told Sky Sports after the match. "It's a concern with the one earlier [Jack Grealish] and the one with Chrissy [Smalling], something has definitely go to be done."
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The FA, EFL and Premier League 'strongly condemn' pitch invaders in wake of Jack Grealish attack Chris Smalling of Manchester United was also approached by a fan later on the same day against
FA, EFL and Premier League issue warning to pitch invaders
FA, EFL and Premier League issue warning to pitch invaders. Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish was attacker by a spectator in one of several high-profile incidents last weekend
FA vow to clamp down on fan behaviour after Jack Grealish and
I was lucky, says Grealish as calls for action grow after 'disgraceful' attack Last updated: 11 March 2019 - 4.16pm Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish says he was "lucky" that the supporter who attacked him during Sunday's derby match against Birmingham was not carrying a weapon.
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