Jimmy Jump
Jaume Marquet i Cot, more popularly known as Jimmy Jump, is a streaker from Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain, known for interfering in several major entertainment and sporting events.
Incidents
Football
On 4 July 2004, during the UEFA Euro 2004 final between Greece and Portugal, Jimmy threw an FC Barcelona flag at Portuguese captain Luís Figo, who left Barcelona to join their arch-rivals Real Madrid in 2000.In the semi-final of 2005–06 UEFA Champions League between Villarreal and Arsenal, Jimmy ran onto the pitch just before the start of the second half and threw a Barcelona shirt at Arsenal's Thierry Henry. Coincidentally, Henry signed for Barcelona in 2007.
During the final of the 2007 UEFA Champions League final between AC Milan and Liverpool in Athens, Greece, Jimmy ran down the pitch with a Greek flag, but his action was not shown by television cameras. In August of the same year, he put a hat on Lionel Messi after the Argentine scored a goal against Bayern Munich.
Jimmy also appeared in the UEFA Euro 2008 semi-final between Germany and Turkey, carrying a flag of Tibet and a shirt with the inscription "Tibet is not China".
On 11 July 2010, moments before the 2010 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jimmy rushed onto the field and attempted to place a barretina on the World Cup trophy before being apprehended by several security guards. He was ordered to pay a ZAR2,000 fine.
On 11 September 2010, Jimmy ran onto the pitch before the second half of the Hungarian Derby between Újpest and Ferencváros, holding a Catalan flag with the message "Kubala forever" in honour of former Barcelona and Ferencvárosi player László Kubala and kicked the ball into the Ferencváros goal. Security handed him over to the police and he was taken into custody for four hours, before being released and fined approximately EUR350.