Football Fan Jailed For Punching Jack Grealish Found Dead

A football fan who was jailed for running onto a pitch and punching Jack Grealish has been found dead at the age of 32.

Tributes have been pouring in for Paul Mitchell, with his mother, Debbie Drew, heartbroken at the family's loss. Mitchell was reportedly found dead at an address in Birmingham.

Mitchell served four weeks of his sentence after pleading guilty to assault and to invading the pitch after admitting he had done it "as a joke". He was also handed a 10-year ban from attending football matches as part of his punishment.

"Our family loved him so much,” his mum Debbie Drew said. A number of fellow football fans have shared tributes to Mitchell on social media. Messages came from Birmingham City fans as well as supporters of other clubs