English football star sprung in lewd on-field genital grope

A football star is under investigation after he was caught on film making contact with an opponent’s genitals with accusations of assault.

Preston North End’s Darnell Fisher's contact with Callum Paterson will be investigated.

English football star Darnell Fisher faces an FA probe after grabbing Sheffield Wednesday striker Callum Paterson’s manhood twice.

Video of Fisher’s grope during Preston’ North End’s 1-0 Championship triumph went viral on Monday morning (AEDT), The Sun reports.

Looking to get touch-tight on Paterson on a corner, the 26-year-old copped a feel of the Scotsman’s private parts.

Former Cardiff forward Paterson looked incredibly confused as to what happened and looked to see if anyone had witnessed the grope.

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The assault was caught on video with replays showing Fisher’s deliberate attempts to chase Paterson’s private parts.

The FA will look into an incident which appeared to show Preston's Darnell Fisher twice grabbing Callum Paterson's genitals in their win over Sheffield Wednesday.

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 22, 2020

The grab was reminiscent of Vinnie Jones’ infamous clench of Paul Gascoigne’s manhood during Newcastle’s clash with Wimbledon in 1988.

Wednesday manager Tony Pulis said after the game: “I haven’t seen it but I’m sure, with everybody on social media, he’ll be up in flames if he’s done that”.

Preston North End’s Darnell Fisher's contact with Callum Paterson will be investigated.

The incident comes after England rugby star Joe Marler was handed a ten week ban for touching Alun Wyn Jones’ penis during the Six Nations earlier this year.

Richmond was also engulfed in a groping storm in the AFL this year after players were sprung making contact with teammate’s genitals.

North End goal scorer Tom Barkhuizen joked about the act when asked about what happened.

He replied: “Darnell is a good ball player.”

Darnell Fisher was lucky to stay on the field.

However, fans fumed on social media citing the severity of Fisher’s actions.

One said: “This type of behaviour shouldn’t be tolerated anywhere. Not down the pub, in the street or on a televised spots game.

“Action should be taken, unfortunately, I feel the incident will be laughed off as ‘footballers banter’. Shame.”

Another added: “Anywhere else in the country, it is sexual assault.”

— This story originally appeared on thesun.co.uk and has been republished with permission

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