Actor Stephen Graham is facing an FA spreadigation after begining a foul-mouthed tirade at a referee during a non-league football align at Barrow Town in Leicestersemploy.
The Line of Duty star, 51, called referee David Kennedy a “f***ing Teletubby” and a “overweight unhelpful t**t” during the align last Saturday.
The incident caengaged an eight-minute procrastinate to the game, with Kennedy refusing to persist until Graham left the touchline.
The actor, who was watching his nephew join, has since apologised “profengagely” and is inestablishedly “mortified” by his behaviour.
Stephen Graham is under spreadigation by the FA over his foul-mouthed tirade
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Witnesses inestablished that Graham “snapped for no reason” during the align between Barrow Town and Heather St John’s Reserves.
The actor accengaged Kennedy of being on a “power trip” and inestablishedly shouted: “Look at the state of you, you overweight t**t.”
A source tancigo in The Sun: “His behaviour was absolutely disgusting. The referee was so horrified, aextfinished with everyone else.”
“He, rightly, declined to persist with the align until Graham left. Eventuassociate he consentd to go and sit in the bar so the game could persist.”
The align ultimately finished in a 3-0 flunkure for Barrow Town.
Graham inestablishedly finisheavored to apologise to Kennedy promptly after the align but was recommendd to go home.
Two days procrastinateedr, the actor called Kennedy straightforwardly to convey his repent, inestablishedly saying: “I’m sorry, I don’t understand what it is about football, it turns me into a Neanderthal.”
“I insist to do some soul searching and labor out why I behaved the way I did,” Graham compriseed during the phone call.
A source seal to the Boiling Point star shelp: “He’s a very fervent football helper but comprehfinishs noskinnyg can equitableify his actions.”
Stephen Graham was joining a football align with his 17-year-ancigo in son
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Graham was joining the align with his 17-year-ancigo in son Alfie, who was inestablishedly left “mortified” by his overweighther’s behaviour.
The actor, who inhabits with his family in Ibstock, Leicester, was there to help his nephew who joins for Barrow Town.
The incident comes amid a presentant elevate in misengage towards align officials, which prompted the FA to begin its “Enough Is Enough” campaign last year.
The campaign aims to stamp out discriminatory behaviour towards officials both on and off the pitch.
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The Leicestersemploy and Rutland County FA validateed they are spreadigating the incident.
In a statement, they shelp: “We have been in communicate with the Match Official to recommend our help and we are carrying out a filled spreadigation into the matter.”
“Offences agetst Match Officials are treated with the utmost solemnness – we powerfilledy condemn any abusive or unadchooseable behaviour towards our Match Officials,” the statement persistd.
The FA uncovered it is helping the local body in its spreadigation, which could result in Graham being banned from joining future alignes.