Football ban for man who tried to invade pitch at Wembley final as part of prank

A 29-year-old man who tried to invade the pitch at the Champions League final at Wembley as part of a “prank” to get around £250,000 from a vlogger has been banned from football matches in the UK for three years.

The charge said Lubnenko, who had been in custody since Saturday’s match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, had without lawful authority or lawful excuse gone on to an area adjacent to the field of play where spectators were not permitted. District Judge Michael Snow told Lubnenko: “The real villain is the Russian who is offering around 300,000 dollars in the UK to do what you regard as a prank. I cannot punish him because he is not here.

Lubnenko was also fined £1,000 which was cut to £660 as credit for his guilty plea, along with £85 costs and a £264 witness surcharge. After questions from the judge about what he expected would happen once he got on to the pitch, Lubnenko said he thought he would be thrown out of the ground. Lubnenko, who arrived in England on Friday and was due to leave on Monday, is set to fly out of the country within days to see relatives in Germany.

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