Freund 'Kiss' Causes Fracas

Last updated : 06 April 2004 By Kevin Markey

Angry scenes behind the Leicester dugout followed Muzzy Izzet's equaliser only 90 seconds after Paul Dickov had scored City's first goal.

Security staff ran down the touchline to intervene and following several heated exchanges, two Leeds supporters were eventually asked to leave their seats and were escorted away.

However, there were suggestions that Freund - who had been substituted a minute before - provoked the incident by making a gesture to the Leeds fans following Izzet's goal.

Freund maintains he did nothing more than blow a kiss, and although that in itself is incitement, he feels it is the fans who over-reacted.

"Ask the supporters what happened," said Freund when asked about his version of events, "They were shouting, but I don't care about that because when we scored a goal I was happy and maybe they weren't happy.

"But I made no gesture. I just blew a kiss at them. They should have looked at what I was doing, but I did nothing wrong. If they boo me, I just blow a kiss in return, so where's the problem? It was nothing.

"If you blow a kiss at them and they do something in return then they are wrong. I'm not guilty of anything and that's it."