A Liverpool fan gripped his partner by the throat and punched her after an argument about England skipper Harry Kane's future at Tottenham.
Christopher Venna hit the mother of his child, who is a Tottenham-supporter, after a row about football got out of hand. The 43-year-old admitted assaulting Anna Cooper in her home in Gloucester, the city's Crown Court was told.
Prosecutor Mandla Ndlovu told the court the couple had been in a relationship for four years and Ms Cooper was the mother of Venna's young son. On August, 5 last year, he said, Venna was visiting her at her home and was in a "talkative and loud" mood.
