Arsenal Fan Banned for Attacking Roy Keane: Full Story and Verdict

An Arsenal fan, who completed second within the English Premier League final season, has been banned for 3 years and banned from attending soccer matches, after headbutting former Manchester United star and present Sky Sports activities analyst Roy Keane.

Scott Legislation (43 years previous) was convicted of assaulting Kane, after Arsenal’s 3-1 league win over United on the Emirates Stadium on September 3.

Along with being banned from soccer video games, Legislation was ordered to finish 80 hours of unpaid work, and pay $830 in authorized prices, in addition to a sufferer surcharge.

Kane and his fellow tv analyst Micah Richards have been going from the evaluation studio to the stadium when the assault occurred, a court docket in London heard.

Former Republic of Eire midfielder Kane was hit by Legislation and went right into a doorway.

Legislation’s protection workforce stated surveillance footage from contained in the stadium confirmed Kane punching the accused within the face.

🚨Roy Keane fights with an Arsenal fan on the Emirates 😂😂😂😂

What a time to be alive 😂😂pic.twitter.com/ZVwIRCK7iw

— Lea (@Lea_EFC) Could 30, 2024

For his half, Kane (52 years previous) instructed the court docket, “I used to be simply strolling, and earlier than I knew it, I felt a contact and I hit doorways.”

He continued, “I did not anticipate that in any respect. I used to be in a horrible state,” confirming that he suffered bruises on his chest and arms.

Legislation, who was sitting below the Sky Sports activities studio in the course of the recreation, stated Kane “pointed at me and requested me to see him outdoors…”.

Legislation stated he went into the stadium to go to the bathroom and was confronted by Keane, who “knocked into me” and “I put my head defensively to my face safety”.

Prosecutor Simon Jones stated Legislation’s “absurd” protection was “considerably modified” from what he instructed police the day after the incident.

Handing down his verdict, District Decide Angus Hamilton stated he believed Legislation was “delusional about what occurred” in the course of the match, and that he was “sure Mr Legislation assaulted Mr Keane”.