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What's it like to be banned from a stadium for life!
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00:00A Yankees fan nicknamed Neon Shirt Guy was banned from his favorite stadium for life for repeatedly moving up to
00:07the most expensive section without having the ticket.
00:10He became famous for wearing the same neon shirt and getting the best spot to be caught on camera.
00:16He would add humorous or supportive messages to his t-shirts.
00:20For instance, Don't Boo Stanton to cheer up Giancarlo Stanton.
00:25Ah, how thoughtful.
00:26Neon Shirt Guy's behavior is one of the sure ways to get banned from a stadium, although it's not actually
00:33as easy as it might seem.
00:34If you, for some reason, want to have that experience, you'd really need to shock the stadium's management.
00:41One option is to get involved in or start a brawl.
00:44Another one is to run onto the field.
00:47You could also try buying a bunch of tickets online and then reselling them at some crazy high price to
00:53other fans.
00:54Bringing flares or fireworks to the stadium, yelling obscenities, or throwing objects onto the field are some more sure ways
01:02never to see your favorite team in person again.
01:05At least at home.
01:06Maybe.
01:07You see, teams mostly have the freedom to decide who can stay and who has to go.
01:13So there's no universal list of offenses that are guaranteed to cause a ban.
01:18Sometimes it leads to interesting situations.
01:21A fan could be banned from all events at a certain arena, including concerts.
01:27And another fan could be banned from the home stadium of their favorite team, but still be allowed to watch
01:33them play at other grounds.
01:34In 2015, NFL officially banned fans who aren't welcome at the home stadium from following the team elsewhere.
01:41Fans who've been caught doing something that's worthy of a ban are taken to a separate area.
01:47There, they sign a contract to acknowledge that they agree to a ban before getting banished.
01:53It's an important part of the process because this contract might be later used in court if the rowdy fan
01:59tries to sneak back into the stadium later.
02:02Some stadiums also take photos of those fans with their contracts to make them feel even more guilty and also
02:10to present those photos to security guards.
02:12But it doesn't stop some fans from invading the pitch.
02:16In 2011, Havent and Waterlooville were playing with Dorchester.
02:21Fans of both of these English football clubs witnessed a fun pitch invasion.
02:25A guy wearing a mankini and wig was running around the field until he was tackled to the ground by
02:32Dorchester player-manager Ashley Vickers.
02:35Instead of hearing thanks for what he did, Vickers got a red card, which left him really surprised.
02:42Another fan nicknamed Jimmy Jump became an international celebrity for invading several major events,
02:48from Eurovision Song Contest to Formula One and UEFA games.
02:53The total amount of fines he has to pay out is over $200,000.
02:59At the 2004 UEFA Euro final, he threw an FC Barcelona flag at Team Portugal's captain,
03:06who had left that club to play for their main rivals.
03:09Moments before the 2010 FIFA World Cup final in South Africa,
03:14Jimmy Jump ran out onto the field and tried to put a Barentina, a traditional Mediterranean hat, on the trophy.
03:21The security guard stopped him.
03:23It's rather easy to catch a rowdy fan and impose the ban, but enforcing it is still a different thing.
03:30There are no official statistics on how many banned fans still manage to get into stadiums.
03:36But according to security experts, it's far from impossible.
03:40Some banned fans buy tickets using their friends' cards.
03:43In this case, though, their friends are also legally responsible if the banned fan gets caught.
03:50They can also try putting some sort of camouflage to hide their faces to sneak back in.
03:56Stadium security does have access to a database of those bad guys,
04:00But once there's a crowd of fans rushing through the gates,
04:04they're more focused on preventing potential serious threats from getting in,
04:08rather than playing hide-and-seek with a bunch of hooligans.
04:11To solve this problem, stadiums could run cross-checks on all credit cards used to pay for tickets,
04:18to single out those fans who asked their friends to do it for them.
04:21Second, face recognition technology could save the day.
04:26Stadium security experts believe it's still a few years away from universal use,
04:31because this tech is super expensive.
04:33But it's working effectively so far at airports, some concerts,
04:37and other public places to single out suspicious intruders.
04:42Now that this technology is being adopted in some major arenas,
04:46it has raised privacy concerns.
04:48On the bright side, and we are.
04:50You could be walking inside the stadium without a ticket,
04:54because the camera would know exactly who you are.
04:57And you wouldn't need to pull out your card to pay for a hot dog.
05:00The cam would recognize you and charge your account.
05:03The system wouldn't store information on regular visitors after the game,
05:08but would single out the intruders.
05:10Some big football stadiums in the U.S. hire so-called moles,
05:14or covert security personnel, in the outdoor stands
05:17to spot those trying to bypass the van.
05:20They sometimes wear the jerseys of the opposing team to be less suspicious.
05:25But their magic doesn't work on a certain category of pitch invaders,
05:29the animals.
05:31Every now and then, dogs and cats make their epic appearances,
05:35adding extra time to the game.
05:37Squirrels and birds are among the most exotic pitch invaders.
05:40Once, a pine martin ran out onto the pitch during the Swiss Super League game.
05:46The animal caused real chaos and bit the Zurich defender, Loris Benito.
05:51The only person who managed to stop it was the glove Zurich goalkeeper.
05:55The Euro 2016 final game between France and Portugal in the outskirts of Paris
06:01will not go down in history as the most exciting game of soccer.
06:05But everyone who is present there and millions of people following it online
06:10will remember thousands of moths that invaded the stadium before kickoff.
06:15The ground staff made a mistake, leaving the floodlight on overnight.
06:20Those lights attracted a huge amount of moths, which covered the pitch, stand, and ad boards.
06:26They even dared to attract Cristiano Ronaldo himself.
06:29So, let's suppose you've managed to convince your friend to buy you a ticket
06:34and sneak past the guards with your fake mustache.
06:38What's the worst that can happen to you if you get caught in the end?
06:41Well, each stadium in Sports League has its own rules regarding what to do.
06:46NFL is pretty strict about it.
06:48So, if you're removed and banned from one of their stadiums,
06:51you're also banned from all others.
06:54stadiums or ballparks that are part of Major League Baseball often issue multi-year bans.
07:00Sometimes, the bans are indefinite or last a lifetime.
07:03After which, they'll let you back in.
07:06Nah, just kidding.
07:07In the English Premier League, fans who invade the pitch,
07:11bring a flair to the stadium, or do other similar things,
07:14don't go to jail, but maybe issued a football banning order.
07:18If they violate it, they can actually get a six-month prison sentence.
07:22Now, in extreme cases, those banning orders last up to 10 years
07:26and mean that you can't enter any football stadium in the UK
07:30and can't attend any games of the national team,
07:34even if they happen abroad.
07:36Sometimes, rowdy fans are even requested to hand over their passports.
07:40It happened to over 1,300 fans from England and Wales
07:43before the World Cup in Qatar.
07:46And no matter what country you live in,
07:48even if you show perfect behavior when you sneak into a stadium after being banned,
07:53you might still face trespassing charges.
07:56Repeat offenders most often face hefty fines or legal action.
08:00Now, at least one playing field invasion in NFL history went unpunished.
08:05The 1958 championship game was between the Baltimore Colts
08:09and the New York Giants in Yankee Stadium.
08:12The crowd of 68,000 fans got a bit carried away.
08:16They somehow disconnected the NBC cable responsible for the broadcast.
08:21The game was about to be over at any moment,
08:24so they had to come up with a solution and fast.
08:27So NBC sent their business manager, who did stats on game days,
08:32to run up and down the field after the timeout.
08:35Officers were chasing him for a while,
08:37and it let NBC win some time and save the broadcast,
08:41missing only the first play out of the timeout.
08:44It became the first, and so far only,
08:47NFL title game to ever end in overtime.
08:53Football, or how others might know it as soccer,
08:56is the most popular sport in the world.
08:58It's the national sport in many countries around the world,
09:01and is especially known in Brazil and Argentina.
09:05One thing is certain, the rules of the game aren't constant,
09:09but change or amend over the years,
09:11and some of the rules are just weird or unexpected.
09:14For instance, a player can get a yellow card or a red card
09:17for committing a foul and anything that the referee considers wrong.
09:21But did you know, managers and coaching staff
09:24can also be handed the infamous cards?
09:26Yep, some managers are known for their raunchy antics on the pitch
09:30and sometimes go a little overboard.
09:33Referees are allowed to book them yellow cards
09:35or even red cards if they cross the line.
09:38They will usually miss the next game
09:40and be confined to the stands above,
09:42where the assistant manager will take over.
09:45It's even possible to get a red card before a game even starts.
09:49If a player decides to act up before the kickoff,
09:52the referee can hand them a red card
09:55and the team will be forced to start the game
09:56with only 10 players fielded on the pitch.
09:59A manager has to announce the starting 11 players when the game begins,
10:03and if someone is given a red card,
10:05then the manager cannot replace the player.
10:07They will have to start with one player short.
10:10So, you better behave.
10:12Given that this rule is permitted,
10:14no match proceeds if 7 players are starting the game.
10:18Otherwise, the match will be forfeited.
10:20This can be because some players were naughty and got the red card,
10:24or if there are some injuries or any other reasons.
10:28There can be 4 red cards given during a game.
10:31Otherwise, the match will have to be stopped if more red cards are shown.
10:35So, what happens if your goalkeeper gets injured?
10:38Well, throw in the backup keeper as a substitute.
10:41And what will happen if the sub gets a red card or is injured?
10:45There's no other goalkeeper backup in the squad,
10:48so any outfield player will have to take the goalie's place.
10:51They will have to wear gloves
10:53and turn on their saving and diving instincts
10:55to keep their team above water.
10:58Goalkeepers are only allowed to hold the ball for 6 seconds
11:01after saving the ball or recovering it.
11:04Any longer than that can result in a booking from the referee,
11:07since they might consider it to be time-wasting.
11:09The goalkeeper is the only player allowed to hold the ball with their hands,
11:14but only in the penalty box.
11:16If they catch the ball outside,
11:18they can be booked or sent out depending on the play.
11:21A goalkeeper can't pick up the ball with their hands
11:24if a player from their team back-passes the ball back to them on foot.
11:28If so, then it'll be considered a foul.
11:31The goalie must receive the pass and play by foot like the rest of them
11:35and pass it or clear it away.
11:37However, if the goalie receives a back-pass by a header or chest,
11:42then they can catch the ball with their hands.
11:44This also doesn't mean that you can set up your back-pass
11:47by kicking the ball in the air
11:48and heading it for your keeper to pick up.
11:51You can get booked for it.
11:52If the goalie releases the ball after catching it or holding it in their hands,
11:57then they can't pick it up again.
12:00If the goalie is caught doing it,
12:02then the referee will award the opposing team a free kick outside the penalty area.
12:06Years ago, the penalty box was so much smaller than how we know it now.
12:11So back then, the free kicks were so close to the net
12:14and the human wall blocking it was basically blocking the whole thing.
12:18It's almost impossible for the ball to get through.
12:21A crazy rule in football is if there are no corner flags,
12:25then the game cannot proceed.
12:28One of the only times this happened was in the 1974 World Cup
12:32in a match between Germany and Holland.
12:34The officials forgot to put the flags out,
12:37so the referee had to delay the game.
12:40But the staff added the flags.
12:42The game was okay to start.
12:44It was only recently that teams can substitute five players during a game.
12:48For a very long time,
12:50teams were only able to switch three players during a match.
12:54Changing five players means excellent squad rotation for any upcoming matches,
12:59especially if the team is competing in multiple competitions at the same time.
13:03But there was a point in time where no team was allowed to substitute their players
13:08even if one of them was injured.
13:11Before 1965, if your team had 11 players on the pitch,
13:14then don't expect the bench to help you out.
13:17I don't think there was a bench to begin with.
13:20Getting substituted is annoying, especially if you're on a roll.
13:23But if you refuse to be subbed, then actually nothing happens.
13:27You would think that the ref will book you or give you some kind of warning,
13:31but nope, the game will resume and the player will be left on the field.
13:35While FIFA may not penalize you,
13:37your club can fine you and you can lose some of the respect from your team members,
13:41the coaching staff and fans.
13:44No rule suggests you must put your first or last name on the back of your jersey.
13:49You can put whatever you want, as long as it's not offensive.
13:53Footballers tend to put their nicknames they've had since they were young.
13:56There's no way you can score a goal directly from a throw-in.
14:00That's when the ball is out of bounds,
14:02so the players have to restart by throwing the ball back in play with their hands.
14:07So, if you're trying to be clever and throw the ball directly into the opposition's net
14:11without any of your players touching it,
14:13then it will just be a goal kick for their keeper.
14:17If you're up for a penalty kick and you're face-to-face with the keep,
14:21then you can pass the ball if you want to.
14:23This only works if a foul takes place in the game
14:26and not during the shootout at the end of some games.
14:30You run and before shooting the ball,
14:32pass it to your teammate who can score and take all the glory.
14:37If a player scores three goals in a game,
14:40then it's called a hat trick,
14:41and that player can take the ball home.
14:43If a player scores two goals, then it's a brace.
14:47You can get booked for taking off your jersey during a celebration
14:50or at any point during the game.
14:52If a player scores a goal and it's disallowed,
14:55but the player took off his jersey as a celebration,
14:57then he will still get booked.
14:59If a ball hits a player's hand or arm inside the penalty box,
15:04it's an automatic penalty for the opposition team.
15:07No, not necessarily.
15:08It depends on the play and where the hand is positioned.
15:11If the attacker shoots the ball inside the penalty box
15:14and the defender is using his arms to defend himself,
15:17then it's not a penalty.
15:19However, if the defender stretches out his arms to obstruct the ball's projection,
15:24then that would be a penalty.
15:27Fouling someone is always tricky.
15:29And how does the ref know when to hand out a yellow card
15:33or when he just gives a free kick and lets the play continue?
15:36Here are some red lines that will surely get you a red card.
15:40A slide tackle is a foul.
15:43However, if you manage to slide the ball instead of aiming for the legs,
15:47then the game can continue.
15:49It's an automatic red card if you do a slide tackle with both legs from behind.
15:54It's also a red card if you accidentally kick someone dangerously.
15:59It's impossible to score an own goal from a free kick.
16:02If the player decides to pass back to the keeper
16:05and somehow the ball goes inside,
16:08then the goal won't be awarded.
16:09That's only if the only player who touched the ball is the free kick taker.
16:14So hold the celebrations.
16:18Watching a football game is exciting enough.
16:20However, what's more exciting is watching a match where things end up weird.
16:24During a match between Austria and Denmark,
16:27a mysterious hole popped up from nowhere and stopped the game.
16:31The players were furious but also confused by this weird deep hole.
16:36It was a Danish player who brought this to everyone's attention when his leg got stuck.
16:40The hole was deep enough to consume his ankle.
16:43Luckily, he found it before the game started.
16:46Such a situation led to a career-ending accident.
16:49He was just showing everyone how deep the hole was.
16:52On top of that, the match was delayed by 90 minutes due to a power outage.
16:56The fans were confused.
16:58Some were frustrated that the team they wanted to support couldn't play,
17:01while others found it amusing.
17:05During a game between Colombia and Brazil at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil,
17:10a giant green locust decided to land on James Rodriguez's arm
17:14right after he scored a penalty.
17:16The player didn't notice at first.
17:18I guess that green guy was a huge football fan,
17:21or the locust just wanted to congratulate him in its own way.
17:24It's certainly not the first animal to appear in the middle of a football game.
17:29Another Brazil-related incident happened when two local clubs were going head-to-head.
17:33While the game was in a heat,
17:35a dog decided it wanted a piece of the action.
17:38It got in the game and furiously went for the ball and turned it into its chew toy.
17:42The players were left stunned and agitated with the dog disrupting the flow of the game.
17:47Eventually, the officials intervened and spoiled all the fun for our little doggo.
17:52In 2006, during a Champions League match between Villarreal and Arsenal,
17:56a little gray squirrel zipped across the pitch near the striker.
18:00It was also probably just a huge fan.
18:04Ever heard a group of foxes invading a pitch?
18:07In Denz Park, a bunch of foxes decided to dig around the pitch,
18:11probably on the lookout for rabbits.
18:14Diego Maradona is one of the best football players in history.
18:18The Argentinian was quick, energetic,
18:20and wowed audiences all over the world with his passion.
18:24However, in a quarter-final match between Argentina and England
18:28during the 1986 World Cup,
18:30things went too far when he extended his fist in the air
18:33and punched the ball only for it to go behind the opposition's net.
18:37Much to the fans' fury, the goal stood.
18:39The refs didn't have a clear vision of the goal,
18:42even though they should have kept their eyes on the ball.
18:45The Argentinians were up one goal,
18:47and the match eventually ended 2-1 in favor of the Argentinians.
18:51They eventually lifted the cup,
18:53which solidified Maradona's presence as the greatest of all time.
18:58One of the most unforgettable nights
19:00was Brazil versus Germany during the 2014 World Cup.
19:04Both are giants in the game,
19:06both with star-studded players ready to make their country proud.
19:10Both teams were crying out for different reasons.
19:13Brazil conceded a whopping 7 goals on their own turf.
19:17The Brazilian fans were furious during this historic moment.
19:20Germany ended up lifting the World Cup
19:22with Argentina as the runner-ups.
19:25The Champions League final in 2018
19:28between Real Madrid and Liverpool
19:30was one of the most anticipated games of the year,
19:33where Liverpool was eyeing victory.
19:36Their goalie, Lores Karius, was in tip-top shape,
19:39but that night was not his night.
19:41The team and fans across the world were shocked
19:44when he made not one, but two costly mistakes.
19:47The first one was when he accidentally passed the goal
19:50to Real Madrid's striker, Karim Benzema, near the goal.
19:54Karius recovered the goal
19:55and didn't see the striker nearby.
19:57He miscalculated his pass
19:59and awarded the goal to Madrid.
20:01The second mistake was when Gareth Bale
20:03let loose a curling shot
20:05where Karius could have easily caught the ball.
20:08But instead of that,
20:09he tried to deflect it
20:10and the ball slipped past his hand
20:12and into the back of the net.
20:13Madrid ended up lifting the Champions League trophy
20:16and Karius' career was just not the same anymore.
20:20But it's cool
20:21because Liverpool ended up winning the trophy years later
20:23against Tottenham.
20:26Another strange fiasco
20:27happened during the 2014 World Cup qualifier,
20:31but not everyone saw this game.
20:33It was the United States versus Costa Rica
20:36and they were playing under some of the worst conditions.
20:39It was snowing non-stop
20:41and the players were furious.
20:43The Costa Rican team even sent out an appeal
20:45suggesting that the game should have never been played
20:48but was ultimately rejected.
20:51Team US ended up winning the match 1-0.
20:56Another bizarre scene occurred
20:58when a goalkeeper decided to check his phone during the game.
21:01The player played for Atletico Paranaense
21:04of the Brazilian League.
21:05No one knew what he was doing,
21:07but it was just impressive
21:08that he was wearing his goalkeeper gloves
21:10while handling his phone.
21:13There was a lot of drama
21:15in the match between France and Kuwait
21:17on June 21st, 1982,
21:20as the latter were losing 3-1.
21:22And just like that,
21:23Kuwait conceded another goal.
21:25Nothing special except that Kuwait's leader at the time
21:28decided to march down the stands
21:30and confront the referee himself
21:32in the middle of the ongoing match.
21:34He just couldn't accept the goal
21:36and urged the team to leave the pitch.
21:38The ref was pressured to disallow the goal
21:40and the game continued.
21:42They still ended up conceding a goal late in the game.
21:47Arsenal has had a lot of legends in their squad over the decades,
21:51but none other than Nicholas Bentner's 1.8-second goal can be matched.
21:55It's considered to be the fastest goal ever scored
21:58as a substitute in the Premier League.
22:00The Danish striker came in as a sub
22:03and headed a corner set up by Sesk Fabregas
22:06against their ultimate rivals, Tottenham Hotspur.
22:09Turning your head to check your phone
22:11or go to the bathroom when someone scores a goal
22:13is always frustrating.
22:15But when someone bags a hat-trick in 70 seconds
22:18is just on another level frustrated.
22:20Alex Torque did that during a match
22:22between Rawson Springs and Wynn Gardens.
22:25The team won the game 7-1
22:27with his goals coming in between the 11th and 13th minutes.
22:30The team was not ready for it.
22:34One of the weirdest incidents
22:36was when a referee awarded a player a red card
22:39while being subbed off.
22:40To put it into context,
22:42the player, Samuel Incom,
22:44had received a yellow card during the match.
22:46The rules of football indicate
22:48that any player who takes off their jersey
22:50during the game
22:51will get a big, fat yellow card,
22:53no matter what.
22:54He saw his name to be subbed off
22:56and while walking to the dugout,
22:58he took off his jersey,
22:59even though he knew he had the yellow card.
23:01But he figured,
23:02hey, I'm leaving the pitch.
23:04What could go wrong?
23:05An embarrassing moment happened
23:06when the ref had to run up to him
23:08and show him the second yellow card,
23:10which turned into a red card,
23:12and he was sent off.
23:14The player waiting to be subbed in
23:15couldn't play,
23:16and the team had to play one man down.
23:20It's a footballer's dream
23:22as a child to play
23:23for the biggest clubs in the world.
23:24Some players decided to do that
23:26a little later.
23:28Multiple investigations were in action
23:30when they discovered
23:31that some people have been lying
23:33about their age.
23:34For example,
23:35Goree Muki claimed to be
23:3712 years younger than he was.
23:38He was 28 years old
23:40when he told his club
23:41he was only 16.
23:44A penalty shot
23:45is always nerve-wracking
23:47for both the goalkeeper
23:48and the one taking the shot.
23:50Lionel Messi,
23:51the Argentinian superstar,
23:53earned a penalty
23:53against Cleta Vigo
23:55on February 14, 2016.
23:57While it wasn't exactly
23:59a romantic time,
24:01no one expected
24:01what he'd do next.
24:03Instead of casually
24:04taking a kick,
24:05he ran down to the spot
24:06and passed the ball
24:07to the striker,
24:08Luis Suarez,
24:09in a cheeky attempt
24:10to confuse the goalie
24:12and excite the crowd.
24:13It wasn't the flashiest
24:15of moves from Messi
24:16who is considered
24:16to be one of the sport's
24:17best players in history,
24:19but it will go down
24:20in history
24:21as one of those penalties
24:22that will be talked about
24:23for a very long time.
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