Re: Again
who is the low grade morons, angsty teens and suffering from a mid-life crisis.
Millwall vs. Luton – 1985
Fans clash before, during and after the game, tearing up seats and fighting with police.
Rangers vs. Zenit St. Petersburg – 2008
fans rioted in the centre of Manchester, clashing with police and trashing cars and shops.
Sparta Prague vs. Dinamo Zagreb – 2008
A UEFA Cup tie between Czech side Sparta, and Croatian outfit Dinamo, descended into mayhem. 150 were detained as they rioted with police of Prague.
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Red Star Belgrade – 1990
“The match that started a war” Red Star’s “Delije” & Dinamo’s clashed at Zagreb’s Maksimir stadium in 1990. This riot is famous for Dinamo’s 21 year old captain Zvonimir Boban, who reacted to seeing one of his side’s fans being arrested by a police officer by launching a roundhouse kick to free the fan. Madness.
Danubio vs. Nacional – 2008
The riot that stopped a season. Nuff said.
Liverpool vs. Juventus – 1985
39 were killed
Catania vs. Palermo – 2007
The Sicilian derby proved to be fatal, as 40 year old police officer Filippo Raciti was killed after a homemade bomb was thrown into his patrol car as rival fans of Catania & Palermo clashed before, during and after their side’s meeting in February 2007. Serie A football was suspended for three weeks as a consequence.
Wroclaw – 2003
in 2003 the city of Wroclaw was the setting for an organised brawl between fans from Wroclaw, Poznan, Krakow, Gdynia & Lubin. One person died, whilst 229 were arrested.
Birmingham vs. Leeds – 1985
1985 was when football reached its lowest point in England. Not so much the standard of play, but the behaviour of its fans. At this second division game, Leeds & Birmingham clashed before, during and after the match, ripping St Andrews apart, and killing a fourteen year old fan.