Duncan Ferguson was banned from Everton pre-season tour after headbutt prevented him entering the US

Everton fable Duncan Ferguson was erstwhile efficaciously banned from a pre-season circuit of the United States.

One of football's astir notorious hardmen connected the transportation - but a overmuch antithetic quality disconnected it - Ferguson received a joint-most 9 Premier League reddish cards during his career.

The Scotland striker prevented 2 burglaries astatine his home, and was convicted of battle connected 3 abstracted occasions earlier 1994.

Prior to his determination to Everton successful October of that year, Ferguson was awaiting a tribunal lawsuit aft being charged with assault.

That related to an on-field incidental erstwhile helium was playing for Rangers, successful which the Scot headbutted Raith Rovers defender John McStay.

Despite not being sent disconnected astatine the time, Ferguson was recovered blameworthy of battle and sentenced to 3 months successful situation successful October 1995 owed to his erstwhile convictions.

Fast guardant to 2021, and Ferguson was reportedly banned from entering the United States owed to his transgression record.

He was Everton's adjunct manager astatine the time, moving nether Rafael Benitez.

The Toffees were entered into that summer's Florida Cup, beating Millionarios connected penalties earlier defeating UNAM 1-0 successful the abstraction of 4 days.

Although determination is not a strict prohibition connected those with a transgression grounds entering the United States, the Unlock website states that 'each lawsuit is dealt with connected an idiosyncratic basis'.

Individuals indispensable be an interrogation with the Embassy earlier being granted a visa to travel.

During the visa exertion process, a transgression grounds oregon condemnation indispensable beryllium declared.

Ferguson remained astatine Everton until 2022 earlier deciding to embark connected a vocation arsenic a manager.

He took implicit astatine League One broadside Forest Green successful January 2023 but was incapable to support them up, earlier being appointed arsenic manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle successful September 2023.

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Last year, the Scottish nine were successful the midst of a fiscal crisis, with Ferguson deciding to donate his full wage to an entreaty to support Thistle afloat.

However, the nine were enactment into medication successful October 2024, with Ferguson forced to permission days later.

Thistle were handed a 15-point deduction, but avoided relegation by winning 16 of their 36 games - which would person been capable for a second-placed decorativeness successful mean circumstances - and the nine exited medication successful May aft the completion of a takeover.