The young fan of the English football team Newcastle, Sammy Scott, 9, skipped school to watch his hometown team’s match, but was caught by the cameras during the broadcast. The story went viral on social media.
Sammy Scott, 9, was spotted celebrating the winning goal of the English football team Newcastle while skipping school on Tuesday, January 7. The school found out and the story went viral on social media.
The match, part of the English League Cup semifinal, took place at the Emirates Stadium in London, 400 kilometers away from Newcastle.
Sammy and his father, Mark, drove to London, and his mother, Claire, called the school to say her son “was sick.”
During the match, which ended in a victory for Newcastle, Sammy was caught by the Sky Sports broadcast cameras. Seconds later, Mark’s phone received a flood of messages, including an email from the school invalidating the sick note.
“Just to let you know, Sammy’s absence on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, will now be marked as unauthorized. This is due to footage showing him in London at a football match,” the statement read.
The boy’s father shared the incident on social media, and the story went viral. Even a former Newcastle striker, Peter Crouch, commented on the incident. “You’ve got to give this kid a break, it’s memories for life,” he said.
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