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      Football fan who ran onto pitch to punch Jack Grealish found dead

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      A FOOTBALL fan who was jailed for running onto a pitch and punching Jack Grealish has been found dead.Paul Mitchell, 32, was discovered at an address in Birmingham earlier this week and has been described by family as having “the kindest heart”.
      Paul Mitchell has been found deadCredit: Caters News Agency
      Paul punched Jack Grealish on the pitch in 2019
      Friends paying tribute on social media called the dad-of-three a “great lad”.
      Mum Debbie Drew said she was heartbroken, adding: “Our family loved him so much.”
      Cousin Lucy Mitchell told The Sun: “Paul absolutely adored his three children.
      “He always had a smile on his face no matter what. He had the kindest heart. He is sadly going to be missed by a lot of people.
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      “He was a very popular man. It won’t be the same without him here anymore.”
      She added that he seemed his “happy normal self” when others saw him on Saturday.
      Birmingham City fan Paul was arrested after running onto the pitch at St Andrew’s stadium during a derby game against Aston Villa in March 2019.
      He charged into then-Villa captain Grealish and punched him before officials wrestled him off the pitch.
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      He was jailed for 14 weeks but was let out after just four.
      The Championship game had not even reached the 10-minute mark when England star Grealish was assaulted.
      Players from both teams as well as a steward then ran towards Paul and managed to get him off the pitch.
      Speaking about the attack after the game, Grealish said: “I was just unaware at the time.
      “I think we had a corner or a throw-in and I was walking into position and I just felt a whack around the side of the face.
      “There’s rivalry in football but I don’t think there is any place for that really.”
      And Mitchell said his time in prison was “the best month of my life”.
      He added: “It was hard being away from my family but everything was good.”
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      When asked whether he regretted his actions, he said: “I’m not prepared to discuss that. I’m not apologising for nothing.”
      Last year he was sent to jail again for ignoring a ten-year football ban.
      Mitchell was escorted off the pitch after the attackCredit: PA:Press Association/PA Images
      He was jailed for 14-weeks but was let out after fourCredit: PA:Press Association
      Paul was arrested after running onto the pitch during a derby game, charging into then-Villa captain Grealish and punching him before officials wrestled him awayCredit: News Images LTD / Alamy Live News More

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      Dramatic moment ‘really scared’ Amir Khan robbed of £72k diamond-encrusted watch at gunpoint as wife Faryal cries

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      THE dramatic moment Amir Khan was robbed of his £72,000 watch at gunpoint has been shown in court.The boxer, 36, was left terrified as a masked man allegedly ran at him and demanded he “take off the watch”.
      Amir Khan has a gun pointed at him in footage shown to jurorsCredit: Central News
      The boxer was targeted while out with his wife FaryalCredit: Central News
      Khan had been out for dinner with wife Faryal, 31, and friend Omar Khalid at the Sahara Grill in Leyton, East London, when the robbery took place.
      Ahmed Bana, Nurul Amin and Ismail Mohammed, all 25, deny conspiracy to commit robbery while jurors heard Dante Campbell, 21, has admitted to being the gunman.
      CCTV played to jurors shows the former world boxing champion smiling as he leaves the restaurant with his wife.
      He then crosses the road to get in a car driven by Omar when two men get out of a silver Mercedes coupe.
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      A hooded man then runs towards Khan and raises his arm to point the gun at the boxer, who hands over his watch.
      Khan previously told Snaresbrook Crown Court how he was left staring down the barrel of the gun.
      He added: “I am a sportsman, a fighter, I have been put in the toughest situations but this is something different, this is really really scary.
      “When he put the gun to my face I couldn’t recognise him because he had a mask on. I looked away because I didn’t want him to pull the trigger.
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      “I didn’t know what he wanted at first, then he said ‘take off your watch’. When he said ‘take off your watch’ that’s when he hit me straight away.
      “I took it off straight away and that’s when I handed it to him.”
      Khan also told how Faryal was left “screaming and crying” following the horror.
      Bana, of Hale Gardens, Tottenham, Amin, of Cavendish Road, Finsbury Park, and Mohammed, of Edmonton, all deny conspiracy to commit robbery.
      Bana also denies having an imitation firearm.
      Campbell, of Hornsey, has admitted conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of an imitation firearm.
      The trial continues.
      Khan can be seen smiling as he leaves the restaurant moments before the robberyCredit: Central News
      He said his wife was ‘screaming and crying’Credit: Central News
      His £72k diamond-encrusted watch was takenCredit: Central News More

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      Mohamed Salah’s stolen medal recovered by cops, as two men arrested on suspicion of burgling the Liverpool star’s villa

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      LIVERPOOL forward Mohamed Salah’s stolen Africa Cup of Nations medal has been recovered by police after his villa was burgled in Cairo.Two men have been arrested on suspicion of ransacking the footballer’s luxury Egyptian villa on March 2.
      The star Liverpool forward had his home ransackedCredit: Reuters
      His medal has now been recovered, alongside other stolen goodsCredit: AFP
      Salah’s silver Africa Cup of Nations medal has been recovered alongside a multitude of other items stolen.
      The luxury home is worth £350,000 per week, according to Egyptian daily newspaper Al-Ahram.
      One of the alleged thieves worked as a security guard in Salah’s residential complex, according to the Egyptian Interior Ministry.
      Reportedly, the former security guard admitted he knew the villa was free and he agreed to steal from it with a friend by entering via the back wall.
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      Salah’s nephew discovered the property ransacked after noticing an open window.
      He contacted the police and went inside – finding items strewn around the floor as the property had been ransacked.
      Training shoes and TV receivers were among the burgled items recovered by police.
      Dad-of-two Salah has had a profound impact on his home nation – investing in numerous charity projects, especially around his hometown of Nagrig.
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      He has invested in a hospital and even helped rebuild a church that burned down in 2022.
      Famously, Salah even helped a thief who once stole from his dad to turn his life around.
      Last week, Salah became Liverpool’s all-time top scorer in the Premier League with 129 goals.
      Egypt captain Salah, 30, is also due to visit his home country soon as he will lead the national team in a double-header against Malawi in African Cup of Nations qualifying.
      He will play in a home game on March 24 and the away match four days later.
      Liverpool FC face off against Real Madrid tonight, looking to overturn the 5-2 defeat they suffered in the first leg at Anfield.
      The team will need to overcome a score of 5-2 on aggregate against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu clash tonight to keep their Champions League campaign alive.
      And with the Premier League title they last captured in 2019/20 out of the reach, the Reds were also dumped out of the FA Cup with a fourth round 2-1 loss to Brighton.
      The father-of-two has invested into his home communities in EgyptCredit: AFP
      He plays tonight against Real MadridCredit: Reuters More

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      Shocking moment Napoli thugs fire flares at bus of Eintracht Frankfurt supporters as 800 police officers are deployed

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      NAPOLI thugs fired flares at an Eintracht Frankfurt fan bus as things boiled over in Naples ahead of their Champions League clash.The Serie A leaders clinched a 2-0 win away in Germany to bring back for the second leg – which takes place on Wednesday evening.
      Napoli thugs waited for the Eintracht Frankfurt fan bus to drive pastCredit: Twitter
      They then fired flares at the busCredit: Twitter
      Fortunately there were said to be no injuriesCredit: Twitter
      But there are fears the two groups could clash at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after a video emerged of Napoli supporters aiming missiles at a bus full of travelling Frankfurt fans.
      Local authorities had initially banned anyone from Germany from buying a ticket for the clash amid security fears.
      However, a legal appeal eventually allowed those born or a resident of Frankfurt to purchase the Champions League tickets.
      It comes after arrests and injuries were reported at the first leg amid violent altercations between the sets of fans.
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      According to Football Italia, 400 Frankfurt fans have already arrived in Naples, with some Atalanta ultras understood to have accompanied them after helping to bypass the restrictions.
      The groups are said to have come by train from Bergamo, Salerno and Bari.
      And they were greeted by Napoli thugs as a video showed flares being shot at a Frankfurt bus.
      A total of 800 police officers were deployed in an attempt to diffuse the situation, with no injuries reported.
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      Atalanta recently faced bitter rivals Napoli in a near-empty ground as the ultras had been banned due to security concerns.
      Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo has released a video before the second leg urging supporters not to engage in any violent behaviour.
      He said: “We are having an exceptional season and tomorrow we can make Napoli history if we manage to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.
      “We must all try to have a good day without disorder or quarrels with whoever arrives in the city. Not only at the stadium but in the streets, in the squares, everywhere.
      “As your captain, I ask you not to fall into provocations. Let’s try to make tomorrow a day of celebration.
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      I was terrified as I stared down the barrel of gun while my wife cried when I was robbed of £71k watch, says Amir Khan

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      AMIR Khan told a court today how scared he was as he stared down the barrel of a gun before having his £71,000 watch stolen.The former boxing champion, 36, told how he was pushed, fell back on the car and saw the gun being pointed about a foot away from his face.
      Amir Khan told a court he was scared after being robbed by masked raidersCredit: PA
      The moment Amir was targeted by a gunman has been shown to jurors
      The masked gunman then allegedly told him: “Take off the watch.”
      Boxing champ Khan, wearing a pinstripe suit, told Snaresbrook Crown Court he heard wife Faryal, 31, “screaming and crying” during the incident, which was over in seconds.
      And he revealed how it was “totally different” to the tough situations he has been put in when fighting someone in the ring.
      He said: “It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a gun in my face. It put me in shock straight away.
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      “I didn’t want to look at the gun. I looked away. I literally saw into the barrel.
      “I was really scared. I’ve got three kids. My wife was next to me. I was really really scared.
      “I’m a sportsman, a fighter. I’ve always been put in the toughest situations when I go into the ring and fight someone. This was totally different. Very very scary.”
      Asked how close the robber was to him, Khan said: “Very close. He was really close.
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      “I remember the gun – a foot from my face. I remember looking right into the barrel there, looking into the gun barrel.”
      The incident happened moments after he left the Sahara Grill with his wife in Leyton, East London, last April.
      Khan crossed the road and saw a man running towards him, initially thinking someone was messing about or playing a prank.
      He said he didn’t know what the gunman wanted originally but it then hit him that he was after the watch. Khan took it off straight away and handed it to him.
      He told the jury: “I still didn’t look at him. I looked down and handed it over. Handed him the watch.
      “When someone puts a gun to your face you think he’s going to shoot. I looked away and handed it over.
      “I saw them run off. That’s when people ran across to see what’s happening.
      “I could hear my wife screaming and crying. I looked around to see if she was OK. I went to Faryal.”
      He said he “didn’t want to be there” because it was getting busy but had to wait for the police to arrive to give them his statements.
      But he did say he felt more comfort when people ran over to him, adding: “During the incident I was on my own. When I went to my wife and saw people I felt a little safer.”
      He told the court that his rose-gold diamond encrusted watch, estimated to be worth £71,000, was given to him after he won a boxing fight.
      Friend of eight years Omar Khalid, who had dined with the Khans, had gone ahead to get the car.
      He told the court: “There were two guys walking towards the car. Amir was next to the car.
      “When I looked I thought they might be fans speaking to him, but I felt someone had been thudded into the car.
      “I looked towards the passenger window, and saw one of them had a gun.
      “I froze and thought, ‘What do I do here?’. He was an arms’ length away from Amir.
      “He had the gun to Khan’s head or face. I decided to get out of the car, and as soon as I got out of the car the gun was pointed towards me. It was a black handgun.
      “They were just walking off and got into the Mercedes.
      “It lasted, from when I first saw them to when it finished, it was about 30 seconds to a minute.”
      Defendants Ahmed Bana and Nural Amin, both 25, and Ismail Mohamed, 24, deny conspiracy to commit robbery. Bana also denies having an imitation firearm.
      Dante Campbell, 21, has previously admitted being the gunman during the hold-up in April.
      Hamza Kulane, said to be involved as one of three ‘spotters’, has not been traced.
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      The trial continues.
      Khan was with wife Faryal at the time of the robberyCredit: Central News
      He said she was screaming and crying during the ordealCredit: Getty More

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      Thug ran towards Amir Khan, pointed gun at his face and demanded ‘take off your watch’ in terrifying armed robbery

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      A ROBBER ran towards boxing champ Amir Khan in the street, pointed a gun in his face and demanded he hand over his watch, a court heard yesterday.He snatched the £72,000 custom-made Franck Muller timepiece before turning the imitation gun on Mr Khan’s pal.
      Amir Khan was targeted by armed robbers while with wife FaryalCredit: Getty
      Amir is being held up outside the restaurant in Leyton, East London
      The robber and an accomplice were then driven away in a silver Mercedes.
      Mr Khan, 36, his wife Faryal, 31, and friend Omar Khalid were targeted outside a restaurant by a gang who used spotters to track their victims’ movements and relay them by phone, it was alleged.
      The Khans had gone with Mr Khalid to eat at the Sahara Grill in Leyton, East London.
      Prosecutor Philip Evans KC told the court: “Mr Khalid had parked his car up on the other side of the road and, as the Khans left the restaurant, Amir stopped briefly to greet some people outside the restaurant who wanted to say hello to him.
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      “He then proceeded to cross the road with Faryal following a few steps behind him.
      “As Mr Khan approached Mr Khalid’s car he looked back to see where Faryal was and the next thing he knew, a man with a gun was running towards him.”
      They had been followed into the restaurant by Nurul Amin, Ismail Mohammed, as well as Hamza Kulane who then phoned Ahmed Bana and Dante Campbell, it was alleged.
      CCTV was said to show Bana, Campbell and an unidentified man leaving Bana’s home and arriving in the Mercedes at a road near the restaurant.
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      Mr Evans said they met Mohammed, who picked them up in his Astra, and drove them round the block and past the restaurant, in which Mr Khan could be seen.
      Mr Evans told Snaresbrook crown court: “The people in the restaurant had taken them to observe the person who was going to be the target of the conspiracy to rob.”
      He added that as the couple left the man pointed the gun at the former world champion’s face and said: “Take off the watch.”
      He added: “Mr Khan, unsurprisingly, took off his watch and handed it to the gunman who ran away immediately and as he did so pointed the gun towards Mr Khalid, who was nearby.
      “A second male had also run towards Mr Khan and he, too, turned and ran away with the gunman once the watch had been taken.”
      The court was told the robbers fled in the Mercedes, driven by Bana.
      Bana and Amin, both 25, and Mohammed, 24, deny conspiracy to commit robbery. Bana also denies having an imitation firearm.
      Campbell, 21, has previously admitted being the gunman during the hold-up in April. Kulane has not been traced.
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      The trial continues
      Bespoke Franck Muller watch made for AmirCredit: PA
      Khan is seen leaving the Sahara Grill restaurant shortly before the horror
      His wife was just a few steps behindCredit: Instagram / @faryalmakhdoom More

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      Youth footballer ‘threatened by man with knife during mass brawl at cup game before running to hide in dressing room’

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      A FRENCH footballer was confronted by a man with a knife at half-time of a youth cup game in Nantes on Sunday afternoon, reports claim.The incident is alleged to have taken place during Nantes’ clash with Monaco, with a player from the former being forced to hide in the dressing room after “being hit”.
      The incident is alleged to have occurred during Monaco’s youth cup clash with NantesCredit: Getty
      With the score tied at 0-0, a fight is claimed have broken out among around 20 spectators.
      According to Ouest-France, the unnamed Nantes player was threatened by a man wielding a knife after being assaulted.
      Thankfully uninjured, the player headed straight to the dressing room to hide from the aggressor.
      The attacker was reportedly able to flee, as stewards attempted to get the alarming situation under control.
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      Eventually the match was able to get back underway… under the supervision of FIVE police squads.
      Monaco went on to score on 60 minutes, winning 1-0 to book a place in the semi-finals.
      The Nantes player that was threatened has reportedly opted not to open legal proceedings following the ordeal.
      A reason for the half-time fracas has not yet been revealed.
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      The two sides had contrasting fortunes at first-team level over the weekend.
      Nantes grabbed an 88th minute equaliser via Mostafa Mohamed to draw 2-2 with Nice at Stade de la Beaujoire.
      While Monaco were beaten 1-0 at home by Reims, managed by British-Belgian Will Still, with the winning goal scored by Arsenal’s England youth international loanee Folarin Balogun. More

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      Four arrested after Old Trafford violence after Betis fans ‘threw coins and sausages at disabled Man Utd fans’

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      FOUR Real Betis fans were arrested after “throwing coins and sausages” at Man United’s disabled section at Old Trafford.Trouble emerged between the supporters during the Europa League tie last night as missiles were thrown from the away end.
      Four Real Betis fans were arrested after throwing items at Man United fans sat in the disabled sectionCredit: Reuters
      Real Betis fans also clashed with riot policeCredit: @StuSharp_MUFC
      Greater Manchester Police have said 50 away supporters started the troubleCredit: Getty
      The away fans are put near the disabled section in Old TraffordCredit: Alamy
      Betis were followed by 3,900 fans to Manchester for the first leg of the round of 16.
      And it kicked off after Bruno Fernandes netted United’s third goal when a group of 50 of them started to cause trouble in the ground.
      A police officer was struck by a firework, while United supporter Louise Rigby says that her eight-year-old autistic son was hit by a coin, but was luckily not hurt.
      She told MEN: “They were throwing sausages, hot dogs. Before the match even started they were throwing lighters and euros and packets of tissues and plastic drinks cups. We were getting stuff thrown all over us.
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      “Once our third goal went in, that’s when it turned nasty. They were jumping over the barriers and throwing things. One coin hit my son on the back of the head.
      “He’s got special educational needs and we were sitting in the disabled area. We go to every match. There were a lot of people in wheelchairs and they were all getting things thrown at them.
      “It was absolutely appalling. I’m all for rivalry but last night was so uncalled for. They were setting off flares and all sorts. They were throwing pints and other items. Even before everybody got a sense something was going to erupt.”
      Footage has been shared on social media of the scenes breaking out as riot police moved to the away end.
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      In other areas fans were spotted ripping seats off in order to throw it at the United fans.
      In another case, one fan was filmed repeatedly spitting at the home end as stricken stewards were piled on.
      While a Betis fan masked in a balaclava could be seen attempting to swing his belt across the narrow gap in an attempt to hit home supporters.
      According to MEN, United officials will hold talks with the Manchester United Disabled Supporters’ Association as their seating is below the away section.
      Some Betis fans were filmed spitting at United supportersCredit: @stoney_29
      The disgraceful scenes saw stewards piled on in the standsCredit: @stoney_29
      The report has also suggested that club insiders believe more trouble comes from European games than domestic ones.
      Greater Manchester Police [GMP] have confirmed that they are working with Spanish authorities and the two clubs following the incidents.
      GMP did confirm that the away fans lit flares and pyrotechnics inside Old Trafford and have also insisted that the majority of away fans were “respectful and well behaved”.
      Four Real Betis supporters were arrested for violent disorder, assault, possession of flare inside the stadium and possession of a controlled drug.
      Chief Inspector Jamie Collins, GMP’s match commander on the night, said: “The violent disorder experienced does not reflect the majority of supporters attending this fixture who went just to watch the football on the pitch.
      “Last night’s behaviour by the minority was totally unacceptable and quite shocking for the decent supporters who may have got caught up in this.
      “We are also continuing to offer the welfare needed to support one of our colleagues who was injured as a result when trying to keep the public safe.
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      “GMP are working closely with Manchester United, the UK Football Policing Unit, Real Betis, UEFA and Spanish Police colleagues to identify those involved in a post-match investigation which is ongoing.
      “If any supporters from Manchester United or Real Betis and those attending the game have any information or footage that can assist with enquiries, they are asked to contact Greater Manchester Police on 101 as soon as possible so we can bring those responsible to justice and also to seek, where possible, football banning orders.” More