Soccer-Palace manager Vieira calls for workplace safety after altercation with fan


Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Manchester United - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - May 22, 2022 Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira with Joel Ward during the lap of appreciation after the match Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

(Reuters) - Patrick Vieira said football players, coaches and staff need to be safe at stadiums after the Crystal Palace manager was involved in an altercation with a fan at Goodison Park during a pitch invasion last week.

Everton fans invaded the pitch following Dominic Calvert-Lewin's 85th-minute winner and at the final whistle of their 3-2 victory over Palace which secured their Premier League survival.

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