"You have to keep your mind on what you want to do. READ MORE: I Met the Guy Who Sells Replica Champions League Trophies I call that the G-spot because when you get there, everyone enjoys it. "I always try and get to the centre of the pitch. The basic comedy of a jiggling beige lump puncturing top-level sport's pomposity would be enough for most, but Roberts milks his cameo for a little more. Just before the start of the second half – with the teams lined up and the crowd refreshed by a half-time drink – is best at a football match. "I want the whole stadium behind me – even the police and players." "Your timing has to be so specific – if you come on and interrupt an attack you are going to have one set of fans against you. "You want it to be a little piece of entertainment separate from the rest of the game," he said. It's difficult to discern the etiquette at play when Roberts finds a hole in the perimeter security and canters on to the pitch, but it is there. "I'm cheering or groaning like a normal punter following the action while, all the time, clocking the security, looking for that gap. "You have to adopt the persona of a fan," says Roberts. Once you are finally in position in your seat, the better you blend in, the greater your chances of getting on. When he hit Real Madrid's La Liga fixture at Mallorca, Roberts played on a steward's sentimental side, convincing him to open a gate and let him down to the front of the stand with a tale of a woman he was trying to impress. READ MORE: Taking the Plunge at the World Winter Swimming Championships I told him it was my lucky uniform and that I wore it to every game." "Then he lifted up my top and saw the zebra stripes. I told him I had a skin disorder and needed to get at my legs to apply the cream," he explains. "I just said the first thing that came into my head. Roberts was nearly rumbled on his way into the 2004 Super Bowl when a frisker discovered his velcro seams. Sometimes though – despite a list of plans running from A to Z – you just need a good, dishonest blag. I am going over in my head all the possibilities, all the details," adds Roberts. "On the day of the game, as soon as I wake up my stomach is churning and my heart is beating. Robert's Super Bowl invasion was perhaps his greatest achievement in the streaking game I took hold of it and whipped it off perfectly in one movement. She replaced the seams with velcro and I got it back home and tried it on. "I bought two genuine NFL referee uniforms before I went and took one to a seamstress in Liverpool. But I thought that as a referee, I can blend in as there are loads of officials milling around all dressed the same. "I realised, with all of the space around the pitch, I couldn't jump over and get naked straight away. A contact attended games at Houston's Reliant Stadium to take photographs of the security set-up his mate Mick was primed as a decoy who would drop a phone over the wall and jump down on to the stadium floor in apparent pursuit to distract security and, best of all, he had his disguise. READ MORE: Pitch Invasions – Football's Forbidden Fruitīy the time of his raid on the Super Bowl in 2004, Roberts had become a naked-as-a-newborn Jason Bourne, spending a full year on reconnaissance and planning. "Before long I was knocking out press-ups in front of David Seaman on the penalty spot." He set off after them and I ran in and through the turnstile. There were some kids playing football just outside and I told them to boot a ball at the security guard. "I jumped in a cab for the 10 minutes to Anfield, but when I got there, there was security on the gate. So, I said to my mates, 'Fuck it, I'll streak that.' Just take a look at his Instagram bio, which unsurprisingly, has seen a sharp increase in followers overnight."I was watching the game in the pub. Yuri Andrade, a 31-year-old Boca Raton native, has been charged with misdemeanor trespassing after running half-naked across Raymond James Stadium in Tampa during Super Bowl 2021.Īndrade was clearly trying to grab as much attention as he could, and apparently, it worked. As expected, Andrade will be facing some legal issues courtesy of the NFL after Sunday's events: Jeremy Layton of the New York Post provided some information about the mystery man, whose infamy took center stage in what was otherwise a one-sided battle between the Buccaneers and the Chiefs. Along with Brady, Mahomes, and several other players who were trending throughout and in the aftermath of the Super Bowl, Andrade also saw his popularity skyrocket thanks to his attention-grabbing antics. In case you didn't already know Yuri Andrade is the streaker who unceremoniously caused a delay in the fourth period of Sunday's NFL Super Bowl 55 bout against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. There were a few big names that made headlines coming out of Sunday's Super Bowl 55 spectacle.
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