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Soccer fans are crazy.
Soccer brawl in Colombia leaves 78 injured, 18 with stab wounds
http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns BOGOTA, Colombia (AP)—A stadium brawl at a soccer rivalry game left about 80 people wounded in the Colombian city of Cali late Saturday, 18 of them with stab wounds, emergency officials said. Clashes broke out among America de Cali’s “Red Baron” fan club in the 82nd minute of the match with Deportivo de Cali and spread onto the field and around the Pascual Guerrero stadium. Police fired tear gas as the brawlers lit firecrackers and tried to tear down fencing separating the stands from the field. Eighteen people were stabbed during the melee, said Manuel Infante, spokesman for Cali’s Emergency Prevention Committee. They were treated at the stadium and taken to a local hospital. Another 60 suffered bruises and other minor injuries. A young pregnant woman and three police officers were among the wounded, the Red Cross said. Tensions flared over referee Wilman Roldan’s decision not to call a penalty kick against Cali. America protested the no-call, players traded blows on the field and America coach Diego Edison Umana got into the fray, elbowing his Cali counterpart Daniel Carreno. Cali Mayor Jorge Ivan Ospina called Umana “directly responsible” for the violence and said the stadium’s stands would be closed temporarily. Umana had harsh words for the refereeing later in comments published on the Web site of El Tiempo newspaper, but said there was “no excuse” for his behavior. “It’s my fault, and if I have to leave soccer I’ll go,” Umana said. Fans of the two Cali squads have had frequent clashes in the past, though less serious. “This cannot happen again,” vowed Juan Carlos Abadia, governor of Del Valle department. The chaos led Roldan to whistle an early end to the match, which Deportivo won 1-0 on a goal from defender Freddy Hurtado. |
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03-09-2008, 09:40 PM | #2 |
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And we want to promote this sport to our children?? This is why my boys will never play soccer.
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03-09-2008, 09:52 PM | #3 |
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03-09-2008, 09:53 PM | #4 |
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I dont know why people watch that crap.
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03-09-2008, 10:38 PM | #5 |
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Why is this news everyone knows cali is just ****ed up!
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03-09-2008, 10:42 PM | #6 |
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My guess is Columbia has just a "few" problems and this was the average citizen letting go...
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03-09-2008, 11:03 PM | #9 |
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I've probably been too Americanized, too ADHD, but to me it seems like the sport has such a horrendous imbalance between offense and defense that it's just not all that enjoyable to watch. In many ways, it reminds me of trying to watch the NHL during the years of the neutral zone trap.
Scoring opportunities (like hockey during the 90's) seem to rely too heavily on centering passes with the hope of a deflection in order to get it past the goalie. I can see how fans of Martyball would like it.
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By the same token that's why it can be exciting to watch once you follow. It only takes one outstanding play to win and you never know when that play will happen...
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03-09-2008, 11:17 PM | #11 |
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Soccer fans are very very passionate. Its the most exciting/popular sport in the world for a reason. When a team scores, the fans go crazy. Its great. No other sport generates that kind of excitement. I dont think any even come close. Football may be 2nd, but with so many bandwagon fans. who knows.
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One other thing to consider is you can be dirt poor and play soccer. You just need two barriers and a ball. That's it.
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03-09-2008, 11:44 PM | #14 |
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I never said it was better, i just said there isnt a more exciting sport. I have yet to see fans of any football team go crazy like the fans of a soccer team. I enjoy football and baseball more then any other sport, but them soccer countries go nuts.
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03-09-2008, 11:55 PM | #15 |
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Soccer fans are crazy. Got it.
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