Brentford refer rugby ball rooftop incident to police — SkimNews
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- Brentford contacted police after a rugby ball was kicked from a rooftop near the Gtech Community Stadium toward the pitch during Saturday's Premier League game against Liverpool.
- Social media video showed a man standing on the rooftop kicking the rugby ball toward the pitch while others laughed and cheered around him.
- A member of club staff retrieved the rugby ball from the pitch while play continued uninterrupted.
- Brentford labeled the behavior "dangerous and potentially very harmful" and said the matter had been referred to police with possible criminal prosecution of those responsible.
- Brentford lost the match 2-1 to Liverpool, with Yehor Yarmolyuk and Vitaly Janelt both sent off in the second half; the club remain sixth in the Premier League table.
Why it matters: Brentford's decision to escalate a rooftop object-kicking incident to criminal prosecution marks a notable escalation in how Premier League clubs respond to fan-safety threats from outside the stadium. On the pitch, two red cards for Yarmolyuk and Janelt compounded a 2-1 defeat that leaves Brentford sixth heading into the next round.
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