Pedro Neto has apologised for pushing over a ball boy during Chelsea's 5-2 defeat by Paris St‑Germain in the Champions League. The 26-year-old pushed the young ball boy in stoppage time of the last-16 first-leg tie, causing him to fall on to a chair and sparking a mass altercation between both teams at Parc des Princes on Wednesday night. Asked about the incident on TNT Sports after the game, Neto said: "I want to apologise to the ball boy. "At the end he [the ball boy] laughed and I gave him my shirt and said sorry about 35 times. Head coach Liam Rosenior echoed the apology, adding: "I saw there was an altercation with the ball boy.

Source: BBC March 12, 2026 01:31 UTC