LIKE SERIOUSLY! Woman Arrested In Saudi Arabia For Watching Live Football

A woman has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, for attending a football match in the country disguised as a man. She was arrested last week Friday.

According to Security operatives the female spectator covered her hair in a hat and wore a black and white football stand as she sat in the away section of the new al-Jawhara stadium in the Red Sea city of Jiddah.

The accused claimed she did not know the stadium was for male fans only.

However, she was reportedly spotted by security staff at Friday night's game between home side al-Ittihad and Riyadh's al-Shabab and arrested for 'impersonating' a man.
Saudi Arabia enforces a strict segregation of the sexes, and football stadiums are out of bounds to women.

Recently, Saudi authorities announced plans for 'family' areas from where women can watch matches.

Football stadiums are out of bounds to women, they are also banned from driving in the country.