York Player Punches Fan After Promotion Draw

0:00On April 26, York City just clinched promotion back to the football league after a wild 1-1 draw with Rochdale on Saturday ending a 10-year absence. But a video's blowing up online showing a York player punching a fan right after the final whistle. It happened and made chaos on the pitch, with the equalizer coming in the 13th minute of stoppage time thanks to Josh Stones. The drama kicked off with Rochdale's opener in the 96 minute, sparking the first pitch invasion as they chased automatic promotion. Fans rushed the field again after York's late leveler in the 113th minute. Footage catches the fan grabbing a kneeling York player, steward step in and then the punchlands. Police are on it, saying they've linked up with both clubs and the national league to review the video and CCTV. Four Rochdale fans got arrested, one for assault and pitch incursion, one for a public order offense, and two just for storming the pitch. Even York fans in custody too, suspected of assault, with more questioning ahead.

1:02The football associations digging into the whole mess now. These two teams racked up 212 points combined, and York only needed a non-loss to return to lead too. Expect updates as cops and officials sort this out, could mean big consequences for players, fans, and the promotion buzz.