Viral elbow smash footballer's links to Shropshire revealed after video of incident in Welsh league clash racks up nearly 10 million views - 'police investigating'
A footballer with links to Shropshire has been suspended by his club after a video went viral appearing to show him elbowing an opponent in the face.
Trearddur Bay, who play in the Welsh third tier, say they have suspended Tom Taylor after the video of the incident was taken at the club’s clash against Porthmadog FC on Saturday, January 17.
Taylor’s club has said police are investigating after the video was posted. At the time of writing it had almost 10 million views since Saturday evening.
It is understood that 34-year-old Taylor played youth football in Shropshire and spent time at Shrewsbury Town as a youngster.
