$7,600 fine for knocking Juande Ramos out cold
Filed under: Arrests, Juande Ramos, SevillaThe “fan” who threw a bottle at then Sevilla head coach Juande Ramos has been found guilty of assault and was ordered to pay $7,066 in fines and only $544 to Ramos himself. Sevilla had just taken a 1-nil lead against Real Betis in last season Copa del Rey (which they went on to win) when the bottle was thrown and the match was abandoned shortly afterwards.
The perp hasn’t been named, but he has also been banned from all sporting matches for two whole years! Well done Spain, well done.
I would argue that a 2 year ban is very light. Idiots that throw foreign objects onto the pitch need to be dealt with in a very harsh manner.
[…] can see in the video (hat tip: The Original Winger) that the impact knocked Ramos out cold and he had to be stretchered off. But - in Hollywood comedy […]