Footballer gets 30-year ban for headbutting ref

A footballer was given a 30-year ban for headbutting the referee during at an amateur soccer match.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2004 - 10:11

A footballer was given a 30-year ban for headbutting the referee during at an amateur soccer match.

Victor Sproule, 32, attacked Jim Edwards after he abandoned a game in south Belfast.

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