Police vow to prosecute A-League pitch invaders as FA pledges to ‘weed’ them out of game

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Victoria police is reviewing footage of the pitch invasion during Saturday’s A-League Men’s Melbourne derby and has vowed officers will be “knocking on doors very soon”.

Three reported assaults are under investigation – to City goalkeeper Thomas Glover, a referee and a Channel Ten camera operator.

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