Los Angeles Galaxy Fan pays for David Beckham confrontation with lifetime stadium ban
Los Angeles Galaxy Fan pays for David Beckham confrontation with lifetime stadium ban – Los Angeles Galaxy fan who left the stands to confront David Beckham on Sunday faces a lifetime ban from all Home Depot Center events.
The multisport facility’s policy is to charge anyone who enters the field with trespassing and ban that person from returning to the venue, “no matter the circumstance,” says Home Depot Center communications director Alison Groendal Salcedo.
If that person returns for any event, he or she could be arrested again for trespassing.
The ban is imposed by the facility, not the Galaxy.
The incident took place at halftime of the Galaxy’s exhibition against Italy’s AC Milan, for which Beckham played earlier this year on loan. The Riot Squad, a Galaxy supporters group, taunted Beckham during the first half with banners and chants.
Beckham approached the Riot Squad’s corner seating area before leaving the field for halftime and made gestures, pointing as if to urge someone to come down to the field. A fan, identified by Yahoo Sports and The New York Times as independent film company employee Josh Paige, leaped from the stands and was subdued by security.
From videos of the incident, Beckham appeared to try to leap over the advertising dasher boards on the field but was held back. He extended a hand as if to shake hands and claimed later that was his intent. Paige could not be reached to comment.
“Josh like everyone else in the Riot Squad is a very intelligent individual who recognizes he made a very poor decision,” Riot Squad member Eddie Garcia said by e-mail. “He is entirely responsible for his actions. However, that being said, it only accounts for 50%, the other 50% coming from a ‘professional
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