Football matches are usually disrupted by fans, the weather, extremely rarely by the police or special forces. Sports dug up the wildest cases from the past.
The Pope's favorite was arrested
In 2013, the San Lorenzo lost at home to the Newells Old Boys with a score of 0: 1. A completely normal match between Argentinean teams, if not for one «but». A few minutes after the final whistle, the police surrounded the stadium. All exits blocked.Footballers “San Lorenzo” did not even have time to go to the locker room, when people in helmets entered the field. They approached team captain Pablo Migliore. The goalkeeper was handcuffed, put into a car and taken to a temporary detention cell. It turned out that the footballer knew the leader of the Barra Brava gang. The criminal was wanted for several months for murder.
The investigation believed that Pablo assisted the suspect and helped to hide from justice. The captain's arrest ruined the San Lorenzo's holiday. A few days after the game, the club turned 105 years old.The scandal even reached Pope Francis. He took office a few months before Migliore's arrest. The situation slightly spoiled the reputation of the pontiff. The fact is that Francis has always been a fan of San Lorenzo. And now it turned out that the captain of his favorite club allegedly covers up the killer.
The goalkeeper spent two months in custody, after which he was released. The investigation failed to establish the fact of assistance to the murderer. The court could only confirm the acquaintance of the football player with the criminal. True, Migliore did not return to San Lorenzo. The club did not risk its reputation and return the captain after a loud scandal.
Team at gunpoint
A terrible incident occurred during the game of the fourth division of Romania. In the second half, several commandos appeared with machine guns. They put everyone who was on the field face down on the lawn.The player of the Chisora club, who was accused of smuggling, arrived to arrest. Only now the football player missed the match and sat in the stands. Of course, he was not allowed to leave. The noise rose after the video of the incident was posted on social networks.
Special forces convicted of tough behavior. Later, the participants of the match recalled that at first they mistook the security forces for terrorists. After such an unusual situation, of course, they did not finish the meeting.The player stole someone else's identity
Another wild story happened during the Peru Cup match between Union Kimbri and Sport Juanta. As part of the hosts played a player under the name of Cesar Montalvo. He was monitored by local intelligence services for several months. It turned out that the football player was not who he claimed to be.The criminal stole Montalvo's identity, and his real name is José Contreras. The football player was deceiving everyone for two years before he was calculated. The police decided to detain Contreras during the match.
Jose was approached in the second half when he was on the sidelines. He was taken to a police car, and the match was immediately stopped. The coaches of the teams even had time to quarrel, because the Union mentor wanted to replace the arrested player.
No replacement needed. The players of «Union» collectively decided that they would not continue the match. They flew out of the tournament, having received a technical defeat.
They were taken away from the field because of alimony
During the match, the Israeli Hapoel footballer was also detained from Rishon. The striker's name was Lior Asulin. The player did not pay child support to his ex-wife for several months, after which the court issued an arrest warrant. When the police arrived at the arena, the club owner tried to persuade them not to take the player. He promised that Hapoel would pay all debts, but the police sent Asulin to jail anyway. The referees allowed the coach to replace Lior, the match was played out.
The forward did not stay long in prison. He quickly paid alimony and was in the ranks by the next match. However, his problems did not end there.
After the end of his career, Lior was accused of selling drugs in small amounts. He was sentenced to 19 months in prison.