Fightin' 'Round The World
South America perfects the art of football rioting
Colombian rivals don’t get even, they get stabby
When Martin Atkinson refused to call a penalty against Portsmouth on Saturday, most Manchester United fans showed some slight confusion before continuing to mentally plan their long drive back to the home counties.
Colombian fans show a little more passion – when America de Cali were denied a penalty against fierce rivals Deportivo de Cali, the players engaged in a spot of fisticuffs and the fans soon followed suit. Before they knew it, local authorities had 80 wounded and 16 stab victims on their hands.
The bar has been raised, it’s your turn to respond, Millwall.
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[...] Americans are the undisputed world leaders in football violence (evidence here and here), and subsequently they are also pioneers in instilling respect among players. The latest solution [...]
Video: Referee sends off entire team after riot in Argentina | The Spoiler // January 12, 2012 at 6:18 pm
[...] fans in South America are incapable of watching a game for five minutes without punching someone (evidence, more evidence, even more evidence), so the events that occurred in Argentina’s Primera C [...]
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