YouTuber Stephen Howson, known for his work with Rio Ferdinand, found himself in the middle of a brawl while managing Stretford Paddock FC over the weekend.
Playing in Liverpool, Howson got upset about what he saw as dangerous challenges. Frustrated with the unpunished tackles, he stepped onto the pitch to have a word with the referee. Things took a wild turn when a home player approached him, leading to a heated brawl.
Footage, initially shared on Howson's Patreon and later widely circulated, captured the chaos. Howson, allegedly headbutted, retaliated with punches and another headbutt.
Joey Barton, who has clashed on social media with Howson in the past, was among those to chime in.
"Calm down big fella," he wrote. "This you scrapping at the Sunday Footy @MrStephenHowson ? You big sausage. No wonder his MMA career was over after 1 scrap… @rioferdy5."
Howson ended up with a pretty noticeable black eye on his left side after getting a hit, as he described it. To set the record straight and clear up what he called 'fantasy' stories from some of the home players, Howson shared with his 256,000 YouTube subscribers how the brawl unfolded.
"One of the opposition players tells me to get off the pitch and then headbutts me which is hilarious because they've all been in my social media today with just fantasy versions of what happened," he said.
