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Judge Imposes Five-Year Football Ban on YouTuber After IrelandEngland Pitch Invasion

Officials cast the order as a public-safety measure meant to deter copycat stunts.

Overview

  • Following a request from the Director of Public Prosecutions, a Medway Magistrates’ Court judge granted the order on Wednesday.
  • The ban covers national and international fixtures, and Jarvis must surrender his passport during international tournaments.
  • Jarvis, 37, from Gravesend in Kent, ran onto the pitch at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium in September and was restrained by security.
  • Chief Constable Mark Roberts condemned the invasion as a waste of resources and welcomed the sanction as a message to would-be imitators.
  • Simon Jones of the Crown Prosecution Service said Jarvis leveraged his notoriety for repeated illegal acts and that the order should deter others.