A linesman in Italy’s eighth tier has been given a five year ban from football, for headbutting one of the players.
On November 25 a match between A.S.D. Buggerru and Monreale Calcio was in the second half when a Monreale player who had been substituted tried to grab the ball by the sideline to get play restarted quickly.
That resulted in a scuffle with the assistant referee, who had been designated by Buggerru, and the official landed a headbutt on the Monreale man.
A linesman in Italy’s eighth tier has been given a five year ban from football, for headbutting one of the players.
On November 25 a match between A.S.D. Buggerru and Monreale Calcio was in the second half when a Monreale player who had been substituted tried to grab the ball by the sideline to get play restarted quickly.
That resulted in a scuffle with the assistant referee, who had been designated by Buggerru, and the official landed a headbutt on the Monreale man.
That sparked scuffles between the two sets of fans, and with 69 minutes played the match had to be abandoned.
The game will be replayed on December 1, but the linesman in question has been given a five year DASPO, a football banning order.