Watch moment England fan has EAR bitten off in vicious race-hate attack at World Cup
Jun 28, 2014 22:06 By Dean Jones, Pamela Owen, Patrick Hill
Robert Farquharson was attacked in the Arena Corinthians stadium after England's 2-1 defeat to Uruguay - five days before Luis Suarez bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini
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This is the shameful moment an England football fan had his ear lobe bitten off by a racist thug at the World Cup, reveals the Sunday People.
Our shocking video shows the victim with blood pouring down his neck after a fellow England fan savagely attacked him.
The stunned supporter, believed to be England fan Robert Farquharson, tells the camera: “He bit my ear off and called me a black ****!”
The thug had also taunted his victim by telling him: ‘You shouldn’t be supporting England.’
Sunday People columnist Stan Collymore – among the first to view the video – last night called for football bosses Fifa to launch an investigation into the incident and described it as “unbelievable”.
And north London-based fan Billy Grant, who filmed the incident, said: “Everyone who witnessed what happened to the kid was absolutely disgusted.
“The guy who attacked him was an idiot.
"He attacked another England fan, racially abused him and then bit his ear off. It was appalling.”
Brutal: Robert Farquharson after the attack
The disgraceful attack happened on the top tier of the Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo immediately after England’s 2-1 defeat by Uruguay 10 days ago.
Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who scored his nation’s two goals and effectively knocked England out, was himself banned for biting an Italian player five days later.
Roy Hodgson’s men were still consoling each other on the pitch when violent scuffles broke out in block 614, behind England’s goal, following the final whistle.
Our 50-second horror film shows frame-by-frame the appalling moment a heated argument descends into a terrifying brawl that has now left a young man disfigured for life.
The film starts with orange-jacketed stewards desperately rushing down a stairway to regain control after a frightening struggle breaks out.
Initially, three men can be seen grappling while another in an England flag-style fancy dress outfit attempts to stay out of the way.
The ear-biting victim, wearing a white England top and a red-and-white Three Lions backpack, desperately tries to squirm free by ducking and weaving.
Just five seconds into the video, one of the attackers appears to sink his teeth into his victim’s left ear lobe, slicing it clean off.
Footage: The incident was caught on video by another fan
The terrified victim is then held by the first attacker while a second thug repeatedly punches him.
A number of onlookers, including stewards and fans, one of them wrapped in a St George’s flag, push the attackers away.
It is only when the fans are eventually separated that the terrible consequences begin to emerge.
England fan Ashley High, from Norwich, wrote on the official EnglandFans club forum: “It was disgusting.
"I just hope they find him and put him down.”
And video blogger Billy, a passionate Brentford fan who follows England all over the world, added: “We’ve got to find this guy.
"Someone knows him.
“All England fans want this idiot caught and outed. There was a woman there who was wailing.
"She was shouting, ‘What have they done, what have they done?’
Gruesome: Robert Farquharson shows his ear
“I went down there and had a look and at that stage I asked the question, ‘What’s going on?
“One of his friends said, ‘My mate’s ear has just been bitten off.’
“Robert was completely in a daze. He was in complete shock and his friend was shouting ‘I can’t believe they’ve done this to him’.
"It was a weird situation because there were no stewards to help, just fans.
“I said to him ‘What’s going on here mate?’ I’ve been to games for 20 years and never seen anything like that.
“He told me the guy called him a ‘black ****’ and said something like, ‘you shouldn’t be supporting England’.
“Everyone was completely and utterly upset. Then he was given first aid in the first-aid room.”
Billy is keen to stress the incident was not typical of following England abroad and the vast majority of supporters are well-behaved and want to have fun.
He added: “We don’t want things to go back to the bad old days.
"This guy has no place in the game.”
The disgusting side of English football - Stan Collymore
This disgusting incident shines a light on the nastier side of being an England fan.
I have been in Brazil since the start and everyone around the tournament has been helpful and friendly.
So to now see an attack like this in a stadium was a real shock. I could not believe what I was seeing when watching the video.
It’s clear that there now needs to be a full investigation into exactly what happened.
The footage does not lie. There is a scuffle, a fight, and an England fan has his ear bitten off. It really is unbelievable.
It is also clear from the tape that there was poor policing and no help for this man, who was clearly shell-shocked.
The organisers FIFA need to explain why this was the case.
The victim needed immediate help. Although I understand he is on the mend, he will still have to deal with the fact part of his ear has been bitten off.
You would imagine he will need plastic surgery. It is an unbelievable story.
At World Cup matches you are supposed to feel safe, part of a football party that unites us all.
But this guy has been treated appallingly and whoever did this to him needs to be found, so that necessary action can be taken.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2014/watch-moment-england-fan-ear-3783017
Jun 28, 2014 22:06 By Dean Jones, Pamela Owen, Patrick Hill
Robert Farquharson was attacked in the Arena Corinthians stadium after England's 2-1 defeat to Uruguay - five days before Luis Suarez bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini
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This is the shameful moment an England football fan had his ear lobe bitten off by a racist thug at the World Cup, reveals the Sunday People.
Our shocking video shows the victim with blood pouring down his neck after a fellow England fan savagely attacked him.
The stunned supporter, believed to be England fan Robert Farquharson, tells the camera: “He bit my ear off and called me a black ****!”
The thug had also taunted his victim by telling him: ‘You shouldn’t be supporting England.’
Sunday People columnist Stan Collymore – among the first to view the video – last night called for football bosses Fifa to launch an investigation into the incident and described it as “unbelievable”.
And north London-based fan Billy Grant, who filmed the incident, said: “Everyone who witnessed what happened to the kid was absolutely disgusted.
“The guy who attacked him was an idiot.
"He attacked another England fan, racially abused him and then bit his ear off. It was appalling.”
Brutal: Robert Farquharson after the attack
The disgraceful attack happened on the top tier of the Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo immediately after England’s 2-1 defeat by Uruguay 10 days ago.
Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who scored his nation’s two goals and effectively knocked England out, was himself banned for biting an Italian player five days later.
Roy Hodgson’s men were still consoling each other on the pitch when violent scuffles broke out in block 614, behind England’s goal, following the final whistle.
Our 50-second horror film shows frame-by-frame the appalling moment a heated argument descends into a terrifying brawl that has now left a young man disfigured for life.
The film starts with orange-jacketed stewards desperately rushing down a stairway to regain control after a frightening struggle breaks out.
Initially, three men can be seen grappling while another in an England flag-style fancy dress outfit attempts to stay out of the way.
The ear-biting victim, wearing a white England top and a red-and-white Three Lions backpack, desperately tries to squirm free by ducking and weaving.
Just five seconds into the video, one of the attackers appears to sink his teeth into his victim’s left ear lobe, slicing it clean off.
Footage: The incident was caught on video by another fan
The terrified victim is then held by the first attacker while a second thug repeatedly punches him.
A number of onlookers, including stewards and fans, one of them wrapped in a St George’s flag, push the attackers away.
It is only when the fans are eventually separated that the terrible consequences begin to emerge.
England fan Ashley High, from Norwich, wrote on the official EnglandFans club forum: “It was disgusting.
"I just hope they find him and put him down.”
And video blogger Billy, a passionate Brentford fan who follows England all over the world, added: “We’ve got to find this guy.
"Someone knows him.
“All England fans want this idiot caught and outed. There was a woman there who was wailing.
"She was shouting, ‘What have they done, what have they done?’
Gruesome: Robert Farquharson shows his ear
“I went down there and had a look and at that stage I asked the question, ‘What’s going on?
“One of his friends said, ‘My mate’s ear has just been bitten off.’
“Robert was completely in a daze. He was in complete shock and his friend was shouting ‘I can’t believe they’ve done this to him’.
"It was a weird situation because there were no stewards to help, just fans.
“I said to him ‘What’s going on here mate?’ I’ve been to games for 20 years and never seen anything like that.
“He told me the guy called him a ‘black ****’ and said something like, ‘you shouldn’t be supporting England’.
“Everyone was completely and utterly upset. Then he was given first aid in the first-aid room.”
Billy is keen to stress the incident was not typical of following England abroad and the vast majority of supporters are well-behaved and want to have fun.
He added: “We don’t want things to go back to the bad old days.
"This guy has no place in the game.”
The disgusting side of English football - Stan Collymore
This disgusting incident shines a light on the nastier side of being an England fan.
I have been in Brazil since the start and everyone around the tournament has been helpful and friendly.
So to now see an attack like this in a stadium was a real shock. I could not believe what I was seeing when watching the video.
It’s clear that there now needs to be a full investigation into exactly what happened.
The footage does not lie. There is a scuffle, a fight, and an England fan has his ear bitten off. It really is unbelievable.
It is also clear from the tape that there was poor policing and no help for this man, who was clearly shell-shocked.
The organisers FIFA need to explain why this was the case.
The victim needed immediate help. Although I understand he is on the mend, he will still have to deal with the fact part of his ear has been bitten off.
You would imagine he will need plastic surgery. It is an unbelievable story.
At World Cup matches you are supposed to feel safe, part of a football party that unites us all.
But this guy has been treated appallingly and whoever did this to him needs to be found, so that necessary action can be taken.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2014/watch-moment-england-fan-ear-3783017
