‘I scored one of many Prem’s finest objectives – 4 years later I confronted jail sentence’
You could battle to recollect Pajtim Kasami – however you in all probability have not forgotten his Premier League wondergoal.
It was a strike so distinctive, that his Fulham team-mate Steve Sidwell additionally caught an impressive half-volley into the highest nook from 25-yards-out in the exact same sport, nevertheless it barely registered as compared. The yr is 2013 and Crystal Palace are internet hosting Fulham at Selhurst Park that October. An over-hit go from Fulham ace Sascha Riether is managed by Kasami on the appropriate flank, almost 40-yards from objective.
The Swiss midfielder heading for the stands when he chested the ball into the air on the run. But with one magical swish of his proper boot, the ball flew throughout objective and into the highest left hand nook. Yet simply 4 years after that magnificent second, Kasami was handed an eight-month suspended jail sentence.
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Kasami and his then supervisor at Greek giants Olympiacos, Vitor Pereira, had been each given an eight-month suspended jail sentence (on parole) for offensively scary the supporters of AEK Athens in a tense Greek Cup quarter last conflict within the 2014-15 season.
After scoring the successful objective, Kasami gestured in direction of the AEK Athens followers, who then went on to storm the soccer pitch. Initially, he was fined 7,000 euros, however a supporter of AEK Athens filed an extra lawsuit towards Kasami and Pereira. Incredibly, the Greek justice system upheld the criticism and handed each an eight-month jail sentence (on parole).
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He didn’t spend a lot, if any, time inside a jail cell over the course of this sentence. In truth, he was loaned to Nottingham Forest for the 2016-17 season, earlier than finally shifting completely to FC Sion.
Kasami is now taking part in for Serie B facet Sampdoria. While a very long time has handed, he nonetheless remembers his objective at Selhurst Park in an impressive 4-1 victory.
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“I saw Sascha Riether had the ball and I saw the space which the coach always told me to attack if the full-back had the ball,” he mentioned to the Premier League. “I attacked the space, he chipped the ball perfectly.
“I took it on my chest and then on my right foot, and unbelievably it went directly in the top corner on the left side.”