A sunday league footballer has become the first player in history to be jailed for a bad tackle.

Mark Chapman’s reckless challenge shattered father-of-two Terry Johnson’s leg in two places and ended his chances of ever playing again.

The 20-year-old Sunday league player was charged with grievous bodily harm, and today he began a six-month jail term after a judge accused him of meting out ‘wanton violence’.

While footballers have been sent to prison before for punching opponents or stamping on them, the Football Association confirmed Chapman was the first to be locked up solely for a bad tackle.

Article taken from the Daily Mail

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