Lifetime footballing ban handed out to Spanish players who stabbed opponent

THE two footballers involved in the stabbing of an opponent have been banned from playing football for life.

Malaga’s football committee handed out the ban to two El Palo B players who attacked the captain of Alhaurin de la Torre’s B team, Samu.

Rushed to hospital and placed in intensive care, Samu underwent emergency surgery to save his life.

The committee has also banned El Palo B from playing at its ground for the next two months and fined the club €5,600 for public disorder.

In addition the two players have been fined €1,000 each.