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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Chris Dyer & Adam Maidment

Football fan who ran on pitch during Women’s Euros game has been banned from matches for three years

A man who ran on the pitch during England’s triumphant quarter-final win at the Women’s Euros has been banned from attending football matches for three years.

Jack Cooper, of Burgess Hill, West Sussex, invaded the pitch during the Lionesses quarter-final game against Spain and ran toward the goalmouth, before being tackled by stewards.

The 21-year-old, who works as a sports coach, ran towards the South Stand at Brighton and Hove Albion’s Amex stadium in Falmer, East Sussex, on July 20 until he was stopped by security and arrested.

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