A man has been charged after he ran on to the pitch and took a free kick during Tottenham's 1-0 Premier League win at West Ham, British police announced yesterday.
Jordan Dunn, 22, from Dover, southeast England, is accused under Section 4 of Britain's Football Offences Act 1991, which forbids people from going on to the pitch.
The fan ran across the field during the second half as Tottenham's Christian Eriksen was preparing to take a free kick just outside the West Ham area. He ran up to the ball and lofted a shot that went over the wall and was heading into the net before goalkeeper Adrian comfortably plucked it out of the air.
The fan kept running, leaving the field with a steward close behind.
It turns out his effort was actually better than Eriksen's, who sent his shot over the bar.
