A notorious prankster has been banned from attending football matches for years and told to ‘grow up’ after he ran onto the pitch during a game.
At a Nations League match between Ireland and England last September at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, serial mischief maker Daniel Jarvis, 37, broke onto the pitch after kick-off. He was immediately restrained by security.
An application to ban the content creator from matches to prevent future disorder was heard at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
The judge imposed a maximum five-year banning order on the man, who is from Gravesend, Kent.
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Chief Constable Mark Roberts, the National Police Chiefs’ lead for Football, said that Daniel was ‘childish and irresponsible’.
Constable Roberts said: ‘Jarvis is clearly an attention seeker who carried out the pitch invasion in order to get some more hits on his social media.
‘His actions were not only childish and irresponsible, but also a total waste of police time and taxpayers’ money. In addition, these stunts divert security staff from their duties and it is difficult to instantly ascertain if someone poses a threat or is just seeking attention.
‘I welcome the five-year banning order that has been handed to him, which will hopefully give him some time to grow up and start to act responsibly.’
The YouTuber, known online as Jarvo, is notorious for staging high-profile stunts at sports events, particularly dressing in the same kit as players and invading pitches.
He has 207,000 subscribers on YouTube and describes himself a ‘the greatest prankster of all time’.
In 2023, he taped his phone to the Match of the Day set to play sex noises during Gary Lineker’s broadcast. The high-profile football presenter posted a picture on X and said: ‘Well, we found this taped to the back of the set. As sabotage goes it was quite amusing.’
Jarvo has also donned England’s kit and attempted to join the football team’s singing of the national anthem when they lined up for a match against Ireland. He was quickly marched out by security before the song began.
Simon Jones, Crown Prosecution Service Wessex and National Football lead, said: ‘Daniel Jarvis used his notoriety and platform for repeated illegal behaviour. His five-year ban from football shows the consequences of criminal actions at matches and should serve as a deterrent to others.’
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