Football Australia says two men have been banned from football for life as it continues to investigate last weekend's pitch invasion that left Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover injured.
abc.net.au/news/lifetime-bans-issued-over-melbourne-pitch-invasion/101795276Football Australia has handed lifetime bans to two men as an investigation into the pitch invasion at last weekend's A-League match in Melbourne continues.
The pitch invasion, which involved about 150 people, left Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover injured after a metal bucket hit him on the head. Football Australia CEO James Johnson said he expected the lifetime bans would be the "first of many".
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