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| A Sunday League footballer who deliberately stamped on an opponent's leg, breaking it in several places, has been jailed for a year. | A Sunday League footballer who deliberately stamped on an opponent's leg, breaking it in several places, has been jailed for a year. |
| Nathaniel Kerr, 24, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to assault. | Nathaniel Kerr, 24, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to assault. |
| The 30-year-old victim, Stuart Parsons, had been arguing with one of Kerr's team-mates just before the incident in Stockport last August, the court heard. | The 30-year-old victim, Stuart Parsons, had been arguing with one of Kerr's team-mates just before the incident in Stockport last August, the court heard. |
| Mr Parsons had reconstructive surgery on his right ankle and spent weeks in hospital after the assault. | Mr Parsons had reconstructive surgery on his right ankle and spent weeks in hospital after the assault. |
| The violent tackle happened two minutes into the first game of the season between Emigration FC and AFC Gold Cup in the Stockport Sunday league. | The violent tackle happened two minutes into the first game of the season between Emigration FC and AFC Gold Cup in the Stockport Sunday league. |
| Mr Parsons, a defender for Emigration FC, said he had touched the ball just twice when Kerr lunged at him with both feet, dislocating his ankle and breaking it in two places. | Mr Parsons, a defender for Emigration FC, said he had touched the ball just twice when Kerr lunged at him with both feet, dislocating his ankle and breaking it in two places. |
| As he lay in agony on the pitch off Jackson's Lane, Hazel Grove, Kerr shouted to a team-mate: "I've done this 'cos of you." | As he lay in agony on the pitch off Jackson's Lane, Hazel Grove, Kerr shouted to a team-mate: "I've done this 'cos of you." |
| "It was a long jump-type lunge," the victim told BBC 5 Live. "I got to the hospital and they X-rayed it but they had to sedate me twice to reset it. I was in hospital for two weeks." | "It was a long jump-type lunge," the victim told BBC 5 Live. "I got to the hospital and they X-rayed it but they had to sedate me twice to reset it. I was in hospital for two weeks." |
| A self-employed window cleaner before the injury, Mr Parsons said his business "went down the pan" as a result. | A self-employed window cleaner before the injury, Mr Parsons said his business "went down the pan" as a result. |
| He spent six weeks on crutches, "had to learn to walk again", and "still can't run on it or do any sport, a year on". | He spent six weeks on crutches, "had to learn to walk again", and "still can't run on it or do any sport, a year on". |
| He continued: "You don't expect to get out of bed on a Sunday morning and for that to happen. People have their own actions, minds and aggression. You are never going to stop it." | He continued: "You don't expect to get out of bed on a Sunday morning and for that to happen. People have their own actions, minds and aggression. You are never going to stop it." |
| Speaking of his assailant, Mr Parsons said: "We had heard stories through the pipeline and, as a team, had our eye on him from the beginning." | Speaking of his assailant, Mr Parsons said: "We had heard stories through the pipeline and, as a team, had our eye on him from the beginning." |
| PC Louise Spencer, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "This injury has had a catastrophic effect on the victim's life, meaning he has been unable to work or support his young family. | PC Louise Spencer, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "This injury has had a catastrophic effect on the victim's life, meaning he has been unable to work or support his young family. |
| "He is self-employed and the injury meant he was forced to rely on the kindness of his team-mates, who arranged fundraisers and charity events to provide the financial support he needed," she added. | "He is self-employed and the injury meant he was forced to rely on the kindness of his team-mates, who arranged fundraisers and charity events to provide the financial support he needed," she added. |
| "All the while Kerr has shown absolutely no remorse for his vicious attack, calling the victim a 'wimp' and verbally abusing him as he was lying in agony on the pitch." | "All the while Kerr has shown absolutely no remorse for his vicious attack, calling the victim a 'wimp' and verbally abusing him as he was lying in agony on the pitch." |
| She said the arrest and prosecution showed "aggression and thuggery" during sporting fixtures will not be tolerated. | She said the arrest and prosecution showed "aggression and thuggery" during sporting fixtures will not be tolerated. |