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News.com.au
11 hours ago
- News.com.au
‘I feel terrible': Football star breaks silence after footage shows him hurling a chair at woman
English football star Kian Harratt has broken his silence after being filmed throwing a chair at a woman in Ibiza. Oldham Athletic forward Harratt, 23, allegedly threw one of several chairs during a poolside brawl that hit a woman. Shocking footage captured during the violent row appears to show the striker launching a chair. The footballer can be seen wearing black shorts and sporting his distinctive goatee. The star footballer has now said he feels 'very apologetic' and 'terrible' that the chair he threw had hit the woman, according to The Sun. You can watch the incident in the player above. But he blamed other tourists for starting the fight. Harratt alleges that a man approached his friend and went on to 'punch him', which made him feel he had to intervene. The striker claims a chair was thrown at him, and it was at that moment that he picked it up and threw it back. He said he did not mean to hit the woman. Referring to the man who started the skirmish, Kian said: 'He was the worst man you could ever come across and a bully! He was 6'6 and built like a brick!' Footage showed one female tourist being clobbered in the head by a flying chair, while another man was knocked into the pool. Brit holiday-maker Kyle Crawford told The Sun the striker and three of his pals were 'being horrible' to a group of women before the clash on June 21. Kyle didn't recognise 23-year-old EFL star Harratt at the time of the altercation – but confirmed his identity after watching the footage back. A second source who was caught up in the fight told The Sun: 'It was Kian Harratt. He was bothering these girls.' Kyle said Harratt and his friends were 'throwing little rugby balls' at the female tourists inside the pool, one of which being the woman who was struck by a chair later on. 'They were just in the pool splashing them and throwing balls at them – being proper immature,' he explained. Kyle revealed he and his mate stepped in to stand up for the women. 'Me and my mates stuck up for them, and then in the end, they'd come to attack my mate,' he said. He alleged that there was an altercation, and his mate was punched first during the ruckus. He said his pal hit back, and the whole confrontation 'calmed down' for a bit. But shortly after, the player and his pals started hurling chairs towards Kyle and his mates, with one of the women who was initially being disturbed getting caught in the crossfire. 'They start throwing chairs – they threw a chair at a woman,' he said. And a second clip, moments after the initial throw, shows another man hurling a second chair, which knocked the other men into the pool. The Brit tourist explained: 'We just stuck up for her, the lads were just being idiots, immature. 'This video doesn't do us justice for actually being gentlemen and looking after these women.' He detailed that after the altercation, the men 'all got kicked out', while Kyle says he and his mates were praised by staff for standing up to them. 'All the staff around the pool said thanks and what gentlemen we were,' he said. 'The women thought they were idiots, immature and stupid.' Kyle also said that his mate allegedly required stitches from hotel staff following the chair attack. The player's mum told MailOnline she was 'aware' of the video – but declined to comment further. The Sun has also reached out to Harratt's management for comment.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Report – Post River Plate Vs Inter Milan Brawl Stems From 2022 FIFA Club World Cup Grudge
The brawl involving River Plate's Marcos Acuna and Inter Milan's Denzel Dumfries reportedly stemmed from a 2022 World Cup grudge. This according to Argentine broadcaster TyC Sports, via FCInterNews. They report that Acuna taunted Dumfries regarding the quarterfinal the two had played in, setting off the melee. Advertisement Inter Milan beat River Plate in the decisive Club World Cup group stage match earlier this week. It had been a physical and ill-tempered match throughout. This included an intense battle on the flank between Inter's Denzel Dumfries and River's Marcos Acuna. There were several heavy challenges between the two wide players. Then, right near the end of the match, there was one particular challenge which saw Dufmries and Acuna square up. After the match, Dumfries appeared to wave Acuna over to the tunnel. Both sets of players gave chase, looking to keep the two apart as a fight threatened to break out. Acuna Dumfries Brawl In River Plate Vs Inter Clash Stems From 2022 World Cup Grudge MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 27: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale applauds the fans after 1-0 defeat following the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 27, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by) There were some speculations regarding the possible reason for the fiery incident involving Dumfries and Acuna. Advertisement The two players reportedly continued their fracas in the dressing room. According to TyC Sports, the thing that really set off the incident involved Acuna taunting Dumfries over the 2022 World Cup. In that tournament, Argentina and the Netherlands had met in the quarterfinals. It was an intense, ill-tempered clash in itself, ending in a 2-2 draw with Argentine progressing after a penalty shootout. The Albiceleste would go on to actually lift the World Cup. And according to TyC Sports, after a challenge with Dumfries, Acuna made a point of showing the Dutchman his shinpad, which depicted himself raising the trophy. Advertisement And evidently, this was still a sore spot for Dumfries considering the way that the quarterfinal match had left. Therefore, TyC Sports report, Dumfries became particularly angry with Acuna after that taunt.
The Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Hotel at centre of EFL star Kian Harratt's brawl bizarrely claims ‘no chairs were thrown'…despite woman floored by stool
THE Ibiza hotel at the centre of a poolside brawl involving EFL star Kian Harratt has bizarrely claimed no chairs were thrown in the now-famous fight. Its denial comes despite at least two clips showing suspiciously chair-shaped objects flying through the air and flooring a middle-aged woman. 7 7 Tensions flared between two groups at the Marco Polo Hotel in San Antonio on Saturday afternoon. Footage emerged showing a young Brit - now know to be Oldham Athletic striker Kian Harratt - lobbing a stool towards another guest but it hitting a lady. The striker broke his silence last night, admitting he feels "terrible" and "very apologetic" - but also levelled the blame at a poolside "bully". That man - burly Brandon Watkins, 31 - hit back at Kian, blasting: "I'm 6ft 4 for a start and I'm not a bully." Now, Vibra Hotels which owns the spot where the spat unfolded, has waded in - but it has caused only more confusion. A spokesperson said: "The fight in the pool lasted less than three minutes since our corporate security at the hotel acted immediately. "No chairs were thrown at any guests; the lady got in the middle, it seems that with the intention to stop the fight. "The lady was asked by our security members if she wanted to report to the police and file a complaint, but she said she was okay and she did not want to, that she just slipped and she was fine, and she thanked our security members. "It took less than three minutes for the incident to end since our security acted quickly, and as soon as they acted, the fighters left the pool area. "It really is a shame for us and for our teams to have to deal with this kind of issue, especially when people are supposed to come on holiday to enjoy and have fun, and not to act in other ways." Moment reveller is smashed in head with BOTTLE during brawl as Brits arrested One clip clearly shows a white plastic chair clobbering blonde lady on the back and sending her to ground - before another chair flies over her unmoving body. The whole fiasco has been followed by tit-for-tat swipes, but multiple sources have claimed Kian's group were the initial troublemakers. Brandon told MailOnline that the footballer had "provoked" his friends and the whole group were "looking for a fight". He said all had been peaceful during the five days of their stay before Kian and his gang rocked up. 7 7 7 The new arrivals were lobbing balls around causing trouble from the moment they arrived, Brandon claimed. He continued: "'They were just being a nightmare. One lad was winding us up. Kian was sat right next to him and if anything Kian was provoking him." Another Brit who was at the hotel, Kyle Crawford, told The Sun that Kian and his three pals were "being horrible" to a group of women before the clash. He said: "There was four lads, we didn't know who they were, being horrible to some women. "They were just in the pool splashing them and throwing balls at them - being proper immature." Another caught up in the fight told The Sun: "It was Kian Harratt. He was bothering these girls." 7
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Shocking moment OnlyFans model ‘Little Red Head' brawls with mum and daughter in nightclub bathroom bust-up
THIS is the shocking moment an OnlyFans model called "Little Red Head" brawled with a mum and daughter in a bathroom bust-up. Bethany Brown lashed out at Amelia Begg when she was slapped by the 23-year-old's mum Heather. 8 8 8 Footage has now been released of the attack at PJs in Warrington, Cheshire, that shows the feral trio brawling in the loos. Brown was first hit by Heather, 40, after she accused the mum of swearing at her. CCTV then shows the model grabbing the Heather as Amelia then joins in the fracas. All three can be seen brawling with each other in front of stunned revellers as they exchange blows. At one point, Brown's hair extensions lay strewn the floor of the toilet after the trio scrapped with each other. The fight on February 2 only ended when the pair were pulled apart by club-goers. All three pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence. They avoided a jail term and were instead handed fines - Brown 546 with £303 and the Beggs £615 each with £331 in costs and surcharge. Warrington Magistrates' Court was told the violence erupted when the trio got into an "exchange of words". But speaking out for the first time, Brown claimed she was "randomly attacked" by the mum and daughter. She added: "I have no idea what caused it - this could have happened to anybody. "Maybe it was because my outfit was see-through but that is the fashion these days - loads of girls wear things like that. "The whole time I was wondering if I had done anything wrong - I did not want anything like this to happen." Brown claimed she was left with five small bald patches on the back of her scalp after her extensions were ripped out. 8 8 She also suffered five large bumps on her head and bruises and scratches on her arms after taking a string of punches. Brown, who also works as a hairdresser, left Amelia with a bloody nose after punching her in the face. JP Alf Bean said the CCTV did not "make good viewing" after it was shown to the court. Brown said she was only able to "defend herself" after taking part in two years' worth of boxing sessions, which she did for fitness when she was 16 years old. She said she now just wants to "move on" from what had happened. The model continued: "So many people have reach out to me to ask if I am doing okay. "I have been making content since the incident. "My fans have reached out after finding out and told me to take some time if I need." Heather and Amelia have declined to comment on the incident. 8 8 8
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Ibiza hotel issue bizarre statement on poolside brawl and claim 'NO chairs were thrown' after footballer floored middle-age woman - and reveal her reaction after being hit
The Ibiza hotel where yob English footballer Kian Harratt was filmed hurling a plastic chair that hit a woman in the face in a shameful poolside brawl has bizarrely claimed 'no chairs were thrown at guests' but admitted it was a 'shame' the scrap ruined tourists' holidays. It comes after Oldham Athletic striker Kian Harratt, 23, admitted he felt 'terrible' and apologetic after 'accidentally hitting' a middle-aged woman with a chair but accused her of going down 'easily' as she tried to break up a brawl between his friends and another group of British holidaymakers. After being hit the woman collapses to the ground holding her face while the other group fall into the pool and topless Harratt, exclusively identified by MailOnline, retreats out of shot. Harratt has since claimed the fracas was started by a '6'6 bully built like a brick' who punched his friend. He also shared a video on TikTok which appeared to show his friend being punched in the face The striker admitted he was 'very apologetic and 'felt terrible' after hitting the woman with the chair but said he would have felt 'even worse' if he allowed his mate to 'get badly beaten up while he's trying to enjoy his holiday'. Oldham Athletic striker Kian Harratt (black shorts, circled) appears to throw a chair at a woman in a video recently shared to social media 🪑😳 — The92Bible (@The92Bible) June 25, 2025 But now Vibra Hotels, which runs the Marco Polo Hotel in San Antonio, has peculiarly claimed 'no chairs were thrown at guests' but that it was a 'shame' its staff had to deal with the fight In a bizarre statement, spokesperson for the chain told the Oldham Times: 'The fight in the pool lasted less than three minutes since our corporate security at the hotel acted immediately.' Despite video footage of the chair being hurled, they added: 'No chairs were thrown at any guests; the lady got in the middle, it seems that with the intention to stop the fight. 'The lady was asked by our security members if she wanted to report to the police and file a complaint, but she said she was okay and she did not want to, that she just slipped and she was fine, and she thanked our security members. 'It took less than three minutes for the incident to end since our security acted quickly, and as soon as they acted, the fighters left the pool area. 'It really is a shame for us and for our teams to have to deal with this kind of issue, especially when people are supposed to come on holiday to enjoy and have fun, and not to act in other ways.' Harrat, who scored the winning goal at Wembley to secure Oldham's place in League 2 just three weeks ago, claimed his group had merely been involved in the brawl after responding to a 'big bully'. But that man Brandon Watkins, 31, hit back at Harratt's claim that he started it, saying: 'I'm 6ft 4 for a start and I'm not a bully.' @ Just for the people who have seen the video circling the internet off me throwing a chair 'FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON' 👍🏻 here's the fella who started it all and let me just say he was the worst man you could ever come across and a bully! He was 6,6 and built like a brick! Anyways he was swimming over to young couples while there at chilling and trying to make the lad feel uncomfortable flirting with there girls and all sorts off daft stuff like that! And one off my mates who is only 18 by the way jumped in the pool and started splashing him having a laugh like you do on holiday then it's stopped! After that my mate got out off the pool and the big fella shouted over to him wtf are you looking at so obviously my mates said to him I'm looking at you the fella as then flipped and started walking to my mate and the woman who gets his with the chair is in this video here trying to stop him my pal then goes dancing over to him not expecting the man to punch him…but anyways he hit my pal in the face and dropped him and then proceeded to kick him in the face while he was down👌🏻 the video cut off tho after that obviously like any normal mates would do we've backed him up I tried staying out the way as I don't want the trouble a chair then got lobbed towards me so I picked the chair up and threw it back and it accidentally hit the woman who as you can see went down abit easy but besides that I was very apologetic and I felt terrible, but I'd have felt even worse if we left my mate to get badly beaten up while he's trying to enjoy his holiday I hope this video opens peoples eyes I had to post it cause I've had nothing but abuse all morning and I'm sure this will clear it or so it should 👍🏻 #fyp ♬ original sound - 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗧𝘃 - 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗧𝘃 Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Brandon insisted the player 'provoked' his friends and their whole group were 'looking for a fight' when they arrived at the Marco Polo Hotel in San Antonio on Saturday afternoon. He said: 'The fight happened on day five of our holiday. We'd been around that pool every day and getting on with everybody and making friends with people. 'These guys turned up and started throwing balls about. 'Several people were saying they're going to be trouble even before it kicked off. 'At one point one of his mates got in the pool next to me and just started aggressively splashing me. One of them said what are you looking at? 'They were just being a nightmare. One lad was winding us up. Kian was sat right next to him and if anything Kian was provoking him. 'Next thing I knew Kian picked up a chair and threw it. 'I got the impression he was intoxicated, they were sat near the bar before and if they were sober they wouldn't have acted like that. 'After the brawl happened people were buying us drinks and congratulating us, that's how bad this group were. 'It's just outrageous for a footballer to behave like he did.' The viral video shows Brandon's group clashing with Harratt's friends before the unnamed woman tried to intervene and was hit by a chair. Several men including Brandon fell into the pool and another chair was thrown at them before hotel security rushed in to intervene. Brandon - who was on holiday with four school friends - stayed with the injured woman and her friends after Harratt's group were kicked out of the hotel and later helped her back to her room because she had broken her toe in the fall. Brandon's version is also backed up by a close friend of the woman who was hit by the chair. The friend - who was sunbathing by the pool when the brawl kicked off - said: 'It was carnage, I've never seen anything like it in my life. My friend was injured. They were all just shouting and swearing at each other. 'She's an absolute angel and such a good person which is why she got involved - she saw people were arguing and she just went over to stop it. 'But when she did Kian spoke to her like she was a piece of s*** and Brandon stepped in out of respect and said don't speak to a woman like that. Brandon threw the first punch then all Kian's friends got involved.' Following the scrap, Harratt said he felt 'terrible' but that the woman went down 'easily'. The friend added: 'That's no apology, he has no remorse whatsoever. Him and his mates were kicked out of the hotel without apologising, he's only sorry because he has been identified. 'My friend is really embarrassed by the whole thing, it was a horrible experience made worse as people who have seen the video have been trolling her online. 'He's a professional footballer, a lot of kids look up to him and it's not a good reflection on his club.' Harratt, who has also played for Huddersfield Town and Fleetwood Town, alleged that tension had risen after his eighteen-year-old friend splashed Watkins, who he claimed had made people at the pool feel uncomfortable. The brawl comes just three weeks after Harratt fired Oldham to Wembley glory, scoring the winning goal in extra-time of their 3-2 victory over Southend United to earn a League 2 spot next season. After the video was shared online on Sunday it was reposted by the footballer who also shared various snaps of himself on holiday on the Spanish island. On Thursday, posting on TikTok, Harratt wrote: 'Just for the people who have seen the video circling the internet of me throwing a chair 'FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON' 'Here's the fella who started it all and let me just say he was the worst man you could ever come across and a bully! 'He was 6,6 and built like a brick! Anyway he was swimming over to young couples while they're all chilling and trying to make the lad feel uncomfortable flirting with there girls and all sorts of daft stuff like that! 'And one of my mates who is only 18 by the way jumped in the pool and started splashing him having a laugh like you do on holiday then it's stopped! 'After that my mate got out off the pool and the big fella shouted over to him wtf are you looking at so obviously my mates said to him I'm looking at you the fella has then flipped and started walking to my mate and the woman who gets hit with the chair is in this video here trying to stop him my pal then goes dancing over to him not expecting the man to punch him. 'But anyways he hit my pal in the face and dropped him. 'The video cut off though after that obviously like any normal mates would do we've backed him up I tried staying out the way as I don't want the trouble a chair then got lobbed towards me so I picked the chair up and threw it back and it accidentally hit the woman who as you can see went down a bit easy but besides that I was very apologetic and I felt terrible. 'But I'd have felt even worse if we left my mate to get badly beaten up while he's trying to enjoy his holiday I hope this video opens peoples eyes I had to post it cause I've had nothing but abuse all morning and I'm sure this will clear it or so it should.' It's not Harratt's first brush with controversy. Last year while on loan at Fleetwood from Huddersfield he was fined £1,000 by police after he was caught poaching in North Yorkshire. Police were called just before midnight on February 6 to investigate a vehicle being driven suspiciously around Whashton, near Richmond. A short while later Harratt, from Pontefract, and Daniel Luke Dimmock, 34, from Castleford were found carrying large black lamps, and with lurcher-type dogs on slip leads, police said. The men were searched, and their lamps and vehicle seized. They were both later charged with entering land as a trespasser at night with poaching equipment. They were found guilty of entering land as a trespasser at night with poaching equipment at Harrogate Magistrates Court on December 19 and fined £1,153 each, and ordered to pay hundreds of pounds more in costs and surcharges, according to police. He was also convicted of poaching at a farm in East Yorkshire in 2022 and fined £830, plus £233 costs. Also, Harratt was banned from football for four months in the 2023-24 season while at Huddersfield after placing 484 bets on matches over a three-year period. That came with a £3,200 fine and 36 of the bets were on Huddersfield games - though he insisted he was not in the matchday squad for any of them.
