Rod Stewart's pal left needing surgery after football was booted into the crowd
dailyrecord.co.ukRod Stewart revealed he retired his on-stage antics after his pal was left needing surgery because he was accidentally booted in the face with a football during one of the music legend's performances.The Maggie May singer, 78, is known for kicking signed footballs into the crowd as a gimmick, but ultimately decided to stop after accidentally hurting his pal. "I got one or two lawsuits,” the Celtic superfan told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “In fact, when I got to Hollywood Bowl last year, a dear friend who came all the way over to see me got smashed in the face with a ball.
It broke his glasses. He’s still having operations."He added: "It was very upsetting for both of us. I said, ‘You’ve got to keep your eye on the ball in all sports, Mate.’”This isn't the first time someone has been injured by stray footballs being kicked about at Sir Rod's gigs, as he admitted he'd been sued by fans in the past.
The Rhythm of My Heart singer was sued in 2014 by Mostafa Kashe who was “unexpectedly hit in the face” by a flying football.
The injured fan launched a legal battle against Rod and said that due to his "significant experience in the sport of soccer" he should have "known his actions could cause injury to unsuspecting patrons of his concerts".
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