Car invades pitch in United Arab Emirates U18 match

By James Kilpatrick
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Er, sorry – what now? But yes: a car stopped a football match for approximately 16 seconds as a joyrider took to the pitch

A Volkswagen Beetle raced onto the turf during an U18 game between Al-Jazeera and Shabab Al-Ahly in the UAE. 

But this wasn't a Happy Gilmore remake or Herbie on hard drugs, and fortunately no one was injured by the lunatic driver who hurtled around in a circle while honking his horn.  

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James Kilpatrick