Authorities in China detained a young football fan and restricted him from entering stadiums for a year after he invaded the pitch and embraced Lionel Messi during an Argentina-Australia friendly in Beijing on Friday.
The jersey-clad man ran onto the pitch at the Worker’s Stadium in the middle of the second half on Thursday night and received an embrace from his idol before being chased down by security.
The crowd roared and clapped at the man’s antics, but police were not amused.
“The Chaoyang District public security bureau has already imposed administrative detention on him in accordance with the law,” police said in a statement on Friday, identifying the 18-year-old as Di.
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