A surprising scene occurred at a game in the first English league. A spectator tied himself to one of the posts. The reason for this action is now also known.
In the Premier League game between Everton FC and Newcastle United on Thursday evening, shortly after the break, there was a curious game interruption.
A spectator had tied himself to the goal post with a cable tie around his neck and had to be “freed” by several stewards with bolt cutters before he could be carried off the field.
The young man was wearing an orange one t shirt reading “Just Stop Oil”, a campaign group working to stop fossil fuel exploration in the UK. After an almost ten-minute break, the catch-up game was then continued.