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| Saturday, September 14, 2002 22:59 EST |
Barthez allegedly threw bottle at crowd
[Reuters]
LONDON -- Police are investigating a
bottle-throwing incident involving Manchester United goalkeeper
Fabien Barthez following Saturday's 1-0 premier league defeat at
Leeds United.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire police said they were
investigating claims that the Frenchman threw a bottle into the
crowd after Harry Kewell scored Leeds's 66th-minute winner at
Elland Road.
"There was an incident in the game involving Barthez where
he allegedly threw a bottle into the crowd which hit a fan," a
police spokesman said.
"I can confirm we have been made aware of the incident and
are investigating but we have nothing further to add at this
stage and we won't have overnight."
Some media reports suggested the United keeper had picked up
his plastic water bottle and kicked it through his goal net,
where it hit a fan.
A Manchester United spokesman said the club would not be
commenting as they had yet to be contacted by the police
regarding the claim.
Feelings were running high at the clash between two of
English soccer's fiercest rivals, with Manchester United
defender Rio Ferdinand returning to Elland Road for the first
time since his 30 million pounds ($46.8 million) move in July.
The police spokesman said 11 arrests had been made, mainly
outside the ground, and that two police officers received slight
injuries, which required medical treatment.
"There were 11 arrests during the game for breach of the
peace, drunk and disorderly and disorder. There were sporadic
outbreaks of disorder away from the ground before and after the
match," the spokesman said.
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