This soccer fan's absurd gymnastics performance across the pitch landed him a three-year ban

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published 30 April 2015

Somersaults: They have consequences.

For 20-year-old Charlie Sumner, whose actual nickname is Pudding, his flip-flops across the pitch at Reading's Madejski Stadium in March landed him a three-year banning order, The Guardian reports.

Sumner is certainly not the first fan to invade a field during a match, but his comically bad attempts at flipping through the air — each of his four somersaults results in his smashing onto his back before merrily getting back up for another go — almost make you wish he'd ducked discipline. No dice on that, but you can watch Sumner's performance for yourself, preserved for Pudding's posterity in the video, below. —Sarah Eberspacher

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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.