Enda Stevens: Football players ‘fearing for their lives’ after spate of pitch invasions

Enda Stevens during a Republic of Ireland press conference at FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Republic of Ireland international Enda Stevens says football players are ‘fearing for their lives’ after a spate of recent pitch invasions in England which have seen players and managers targeted by rival fans.

The Sheffield United player witnessed his own teammate Billy Sharp being head-butted by a Nottingham Forest fan after their Championship playoff semi-final at the City Ground with the forward ultimately needing four stitches for the wound caused.