Manchester United YouTuber and host of Rio Ferdinand’s channel Stephen Howson was left with a nasty black eye after sparking a brawl at a Sunday League sport.
Howson works alongside Ferdinand on his ‘FIVE’ YouTube channel and in addition usually seems on the Stretford Paddock podcast, whose group he manages by the identical title.
Playing in an away sport in Liverpool, Howson entered the pitch at full-time to confront the referee and opposition gamers. Footage uploaded to Howson’s Patreon web page earlier than being shared on Twitter noticed Howson flick his head again from a headbutt by an opposition participant. Howson then threw two punches and a headbutt at one other participant earlier than he was caught by a punch.
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Players from each side shortly ran in to cease the brawl earlier than the clip ended. Howson has since given his facet of the story whereas sporting his black eye, claiming among the opposition gamers had been sharing “fantasy versions of what happened” on social media, and insisting he was attempting to “protect myself and my players”.
He defined: “One of the opposition gamers tells me to get off the pitch after which headbutts me which is hilarious as a result of they’ve all been in my social media right now with simply fantasy variations of what occurred.
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“I know that everything we do is recorded so I’ve got no qualms telling you what happened because I know what happened, I’ve rewatched what happened and I’ve actually shared the full ‘Here’s What Happened’ on Patreon.
“I’ll at all times defend myself and my gamers regardless of what little Scouse bells on social media need to say. I caught one… however we gained the sport 2-0. Up the f***ing Reds.”
Howson revealed he was left raging with the referee after several “two-footed challenges” went unpunished. He added: “Yesterday there was most likely 4 or 5 two-footed challenges within the first 20 minutes of our sport.
(Image: Rio Ferdinand Presents FIVE)
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“I stepped onto the pitch about a foot to shout at the referee, which again is not ideal, is it? But protecting my players is my number one thought in that sort of circumstance.”
The ‘Vibe with Five’ presenter acquired right into a Twitter spat with Joey Barton in December, the place he was known as a “football virgin” after warning Barton: “If you are coming in right here it’s going to be a sizzling day for you, son”, to feedback that Barton could seem on the channel to elucidate his vocal criticism of feminine soccer pundits and commentators.