Big occasions like the Cricket World Cup seem to draw them out – two games have been interrupted by pitch invaders or streakers. Reuters and Getty Images present some pictures of these disgruntled or plain disorderly exhibitionists, which mostly end with the culprits exposed to legal action and other sanctions
Pitch invaders
May 5, 2014: A Crystal Palace fan, above, is apprehended by a steward after he ran on to the pitch during their English Premier League match against Liverpool at Selhurst Park in London. Picture: Reuters
A security personnel (L) tackles a man who ran onto the field in his underwear as he tries to steal second base during the fifth inning of a MLB American League baseball game between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida, in this September 16, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE IS PART OF THE PACKAGE "PITCH INVADERS". TO FIND ALL 10 IMAGES SEARCH 'PITCH'
April 10, 2012: Police and security officers go head-to-head with a fan who ran on to the field during the MLB American League baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox in Toronto. Picture: Reuters
May 9, 2008: A happy streaker runs across the field during the centenary rugby league Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney. Picture: Reuters
February 14, 2015: Security officers chase a streaker who invaded the pitch during the Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch. Picture: Reuters
November 19, 2008: A Turkish soccer fan is nabbed by his hoodie after running on to the pitch during the friendly soccer match against Austria in Vienna. Picture: Reuters
Streaker uses his mobile phone as he is tackled by policeman during rugby tour match between British and Irish Lions and Manawatu in Palmerston North. A streaker uses his mobile phone as he is tackled by a policeman during the rugby tour match between the British and Irish Lions and Manawatu in Palmerston North, in this June 28, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/David Gray/Files (NEW ZEALAND - Tags: SPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE IS PART OF THE PACKAGE "PITCH INVADERS". TO FIND ALL 10 IMAGES SEARCH 'PITCH'
A streaker runs across the pitch as a security guard prepares to tackle him during the Asian Champions League final first-leg soccer match between Australia's Western Sydney Wanderers and Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney, in this October 25, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE IS PART OF THE PACKAGE "PITCH INVADERS". TO FIND ALL 10 IMAGES SEARCH 'PITCH'
July 7, 2002: A streaker dives over the net during the men's singles final between Argentina's David Nalbandian and Australia's Lleyton Hewitt at the Wimbledon tennis championships. Picture: Reuters
Published Feb 24, 2015
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