A Manchester United fan who lit flares and threw one on the pitch during a Premier League match had his ban from all football matches extended to five years. Adam Chisnell, 38, was spotted on CCTV lighting a flare in the away end at Brighton's Amex Community Stadium in May this year.
Then at full-time, after Brighton won the match 4-0, he was seen approaching the playing area, where he lit a second device and threw it onto the pitch. Chisnell, of Warrington, was arrested and charged with possessing a firework or flare at a sporting event, and throwing a missile onto the football playing area.
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