A man who was injured in a soccer game in the Premier League Stoke,
died in hospital.
Police were alerted to an incident at a meeting of the forum on the
main Britannia Stadium was home to the Blackburn fans and just after
1600 GMT on Saturday.
The 30-year-old fan who believed that Ben was a knock on the head, was
found unconscious. He was taken to hospital where he died.
A 25 year old man from Preston was arrested over the incident.
According to police, Staffordshire injuries initially treated on the
scene for head injuries and cardiac arrest by staff from West Midlands
Ambulance Service and St John Ambulance.
The fan was restarted at the scene, then taken to the hospital.
A police spokesman said: A 30-year man was found dead this morning at
1.55 clock University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
The circumstances will be investigated in depth and 25-year old man
remains in custody helping police with their inquiries. Ch Inspector
Adrian Roberts, commander of the match in game that saw Wigan beat
Blackburn 3 – 0, said he had little more than 1,300 fans at the game
and not Blackburn Stoke fans were involved in the incident.