Danish football yob hit with €250,000 penalty

A DANISH man was yesterday sentenced to pay 1,869,269 kroner (€250,000) in damages to the Danish Football Federation for interrupting a game by rushing the pitch and attacking the referee.

Ronni Noervig, 33, who has been nicknamed the “football idiot” by Danish media, had interrupted a European Championship qualification match between Denmark and neighbouring Sweden in June, 2007.

He rushed onto the field with two minutes left of the game tied at 3-3, hitting German referee Herbert Fander in the face after the official gave Danish defender Christian Poulsen a red card for punching a Swedish player in the stomach.