Doncaster's Jeremy Clarkson 'punched in head' at Champions League final

Doncaster TV host Jeremy Clarkson has claimed he was ‘punched in the head’ by a Manchester City fan ahead of the Champions League final.
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The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire host, who hails from Burghwallis. had travelled to Portugal to watch his beloved Chelsea take on City in European football’s biggest game in Porto.

He hred a private jet to fly out to the game which saw Thomas Tuchel’s side claim a 1-0 victory.

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But prior to kick-off, the former Top Gear host has revealed that after being separated from his friends, he was confronted by City fans.

Jeremy Clarkson says he was punched ahead of the Champions League final.Jeremy Clarkson says he was punched ahead of the Champions League final.
Jeremy Clarkson says he was punched ahead of the Champions League final.

“After a flight where the refreshment flowed, we had a long lunch in the Portuguese sunshine, which meant I was quite cheerful when we arrived at the stadium,” Clarkson wrote in his column for the Sun.

“So cheerful, in fact, that I got separated from my party and found myself surrounded by some good-natured City fans who decided to express their good-naturedness by punching me in the side of the head.

He continued: “It took ten minutes to convince a policeman that it was just ­joshing that had gone a bit wrong and that no one needed to go to the station.

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“And then I had to spend another ten minutes watching an ambulanceman move his finger around to convince himself that I didn’t need to go to the hospital either.

“But eventually, I wobbled into the stadium to do 97 minutes of excitable shouting.”

And taking a swipe at City’s famous fans, he said: “Still, let’s look on the bright side. Despite everything, I had a ­better time than poor old Noel and Liam Gallagher.”