Arsenal fan given banning order after headbutting Roy Keane at Emirates Stadium

A 43-year-old man has been handed a three-year football banning order after headbutting Roy Keane at a Premier League match.

Scott Law was found guilty of common assault after he and pundit Keane clashed on September 3rd last year.

The fracas began when Keane and fellow Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards were walking to do the final match analysis after Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United, the trial at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court heard.

The former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United midfielder, who was working as a pundit for Sky Sports, was headbutted through doors at the Emirates Stadium by Law, of Waltham Abbey, Essex.

Law’s defence team said CCTV footage from inside the stadium, shown in court, displayed Keane elbowing the defendant in the face.

Delivering his verdict, District Judge Angus Hamilton said he believed Law had been “untruthful about what happened” during the match.

He continued: “There was no reason Mr Keane should have picked on him in particular.

Keane “was calm and not agitated” when he left the studio, he added.

The judge said Keane’s reputation as the so-called “hard man of football”, was “years ago and was confined to the football pitch”.

“I’m sure Mr Law assaulted Mr Keane.”

Law did not react as the verdict was delivered.

Keane said he was left “in shock” by the assault.

Giving evidence, the 52-year-old told the court: “There was lots of noise and shouting, as you would expect at a football match.

“I was just walking and, before I knew it, I was hit. I felt the contact and fell back through some doors.

“I was absolutely not expecting it. The only way I can describe it is that I was in shock. I didn’t expect it to happen, not when I was in my workplace.”

He said he suffered