An amateur player was handed five years ban in a local league for
biting one of his opponents’ penis during a post-match fight in France.
The incident reportedly occurred after a second division game between
Terville and Soetrich in a local league that ended 1 – 1 on 17 November
2019.
According to a local news website in Lorraine, a player from each
side started fighting, another Terville player joined in, apparently
trying to separate them. The Soetrich player responded by biting the
peacemaker’s penis. The victim required about 10 stitches and had to
take four days off work.
‘The events took place after the match, in the stadium car park.
There was an altercation, an escalation and things got worse,’ said
Emmanuel Saling of the Mosellan football district, adding that the blame
was ‘more or less shared’.
Saling also said that because the ‘case was quite original’, the
disciplinary committee had called an expert witness before deciding to
suspend the Soetrich player for five years.
The injured Terville player was also suspended for six months for his part in the fight.
‘It’s quite rare to have sanctions of several years, there are less
than 10 per year,’ Saling said. ‘The case was a bit saucy, but … there
must have been some nasty tension, so the smiles on the disciplinary
committee quickly faded.’
The publication also revealed that the two clubs were punished with
two penalty points and a fine of 200 euros ‘for failing to meet their
safety obligations’ and ‘for the lack of reaction from club officials
when the fight broke out.’