A 29-year-old man from Bedfordshire was given a three-year football banning order this week after pleading guilty to an offence that took place at the Ipswich derby.

A 29-year-old man from Bedfordshire was given a three-year football banning order this week after pleading guilty to an offence that took place at the Ipswich derby.

Suffolk Magistrates court heard that Benjamin Green who lives in Brunel Drive, Biggleswade was arrested and charged with a public order offence causing harassment, alarm and/or distress at the Ipswich Town vs Norwich City game on October 22 last year.

Green appeared before magistrates on Monday and was fined £80 and told to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service as well as being banned from attending matches for three years.