marylander1940 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 aREY2Ly_460sv.mp4 OP note: Certainly, an inappropriate behavior! Are the authorities overreacting? Fan who 'completely inappropriately' touched Sevilla's Ocampos given stadium ban THEATHLETIC.COM A supporter who poked Sevilla forward Lucas Ocampos on the backside during their La Liga match at Rayo Vallecano has been fined €6k and given a year-long stadium ban in... Rayo fan who poked Sevilla's Ocampos reported to prosecutor - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM LaLiga will report a Rayo Vallecano fan that poked Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos in the backside to the juvenile prosecutor's office. thomas and + WilliamM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viewing ownly Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 He sure tried to play it off like he was inadvertently pointing, and the soccer guy just so happened to be there at that moment. I feel stadium bans for anyone is insanity. Unless you're on some kind of ankle bracelet, how will anyone know in a gigantic stadium if you return? To compare currency, do you still approximately double what you see in Britain to the U.S.A.? In other words, is this fine about $12,000 U.S. dollars? That is a strange amount to settle on. Where does the money go? I for one will never sit that close in a sporting event ever again. The players stink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 6 minutes ago, viewing ownly said: He sure tried to play it off like he was inadvertently pointing, and the soccer guy just so happened to be there at that moment. I feel stadium bans for anyone is insanity. Unless you're on some kind of ankle bracelet, how will anyone know in a gigantic stadium if you return? To compare currency, do you still approximately double what you see in Britain to the U.S.A.? In other words, is this fine about $12,000 U.S. dollars? That is a strange amount to settle on. Where does the money go? I for one will never sit that close in a sporting event ever again. The players stink! It was in Spain, not Britain and the fine was 6,000 Euros, which is $USD6,435. (The GBP is USD 1.26.) As I read it the fine was imposed by Spanish civil authorities, the government's anti-violence commission, so the money would have gone to the Spanish state. I assume his ban from stadiums in Spain would place him on some sort of La Liga black list that could be checked at turnstiles or ticket offices. How effective the list would be is a separate question, but entering a stadium may well be an offence. marylander1940, Marc in Calif and viewing ownly 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 58 minutes ago, viewing ownly said: To compare currency, do you still approximately double what you see in Britain to the U.S.A.? In other words, is this fine about $12,000 U.S. dollars? You're probably thinking of 2008 -- the last time the pound was double the dollar. Before that, it was way back in 1992 and several times in the 1970s. mike carey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viewing ownly Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 8 hours ago, Marc in Calif said: You're probably thinking of 2008 -- the last time the pound was double the dollar. Before that, it was way back in 1992 and several times in the 1970s. Ha ha those are literally likely the last exact two points in time I looked into it! I remember '92 well, as working in the tourist industry, a TON of Brits visited the States during that time frame. I'd love to go somewhere where I spoke the local language (to a point), and my money was worth double. Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 5 minutes ago, viewing ownly said: Ha ha those are literally likely the last exact two points in time I looked into it! I remember '92 well, as working in the tourist industry, a TON of Brits visited the States during that time frame. I'd love to go somewhere where I spoke the local language (to a point), and my money was worth double. Now is the time to visit Britain. I visited last year, and it wasn't too hard for me to understand the local language to a point. Marc in Calif and marylander1940 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said: Now is the time to visit Britain. I visited last year, and it wasn't too hard for me to understand the local language to a point. That point will be extremely difficult to get beyond if you visit Scotland and hang out with the locals. It often sounds like a foreign language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 50 minutes ago, Marc in Calif said: That point will be extremely difficult to get beyond if you visit Scotland and hang out with the locals. It often sounds like a foreign language! Try Wales! + WilliamM and Marc in Calif 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, MikeBiDude said: Try Wales! Too afraid of all the signage! I'd think I was in a parallel universe of all consonants. SirBillybob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) On 2/14/2024 at 5:54 AM, marylander1940 said: Are the authorities overreacting? Had it been a female athlete that was poked instead of a male, there would be an even bigger outcry for punishment. So in that context, this is not an overreaction. Edited February 15 by Vegas_Millennial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylander1940 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Just now, Vegas_Millennial said: Had it been a female athlete that was poked instead of a male, there would be an even bigger outcry. So in that context, it's not an overreaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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