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  2. Football hooliganism - Wikipedia

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    When fans invaded the pitch after Mazembe had equalised, and rival fans started throwing missiles at each other, the police fired tear gas, and fans rushed to escape the effects of the tear gas. In the resulting stampede, 14 people died. Fans of the two clubs are alleged to have a history of hatred and violence towards each other. [302]

  3. List of violent spectator incidents in sports - Wikipedia

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    However, on a very close play, Orlando Cabrera was called safe at first base. This was the third time in the game that the frustrated New York fan base had a close call go against their team, and they again showered the field with debris, causing NYPD officers to begin streaming out of the dugouts and take the field in full riot gear. The ...

  4. Sports riot - Wikipedia

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    The idea behind the promotion was to attract more fans to the game by offering 12 U.S. fl oz (354.9 ml) cups of 3.2% beer for just 10 cents each (regular price was 65 cents) with a limit of six per purchase. [8] During the game, fans became heavily intoxicated, culminating in a riot in the ninth inning. Disco Demolition Night: July 12, 1979

  5. Amsterdam bans protests for three days following violent ...

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    Amsterdam has banned demonstrations for three days after Israeli soccer fans were beaten and injured in violent clashes in the city overnight, which Dutch authorities condemned Friday as antisemitic.

  6. Ultras - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the ultras movement is disputed, [12] with many supporters groups from various countries making claims solely on the basis of their dates of foundation. The level of dispute and confusion is aided by a contemporary tendency (mainly in Europe) to categorise all groups of overtly fanatical supporters as ultras.

  7. Saudi Arabia has gone so soccer crazy that it spent $875 ...

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    Soccer's governing body found that countries spent an all-time high of $7.36 billion on transfer fees during the three-month period, up 47.2% from last year. It attributed that increase, in part ...

  8. Girl soccer players are five times more likely to return to ...

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    Overall, 40 percent of youth soccer players play through the pain after getting injured, according to a recent study. Girl soccer players are five times more likely to return to the game after a ...

  9. Death of Sahar Khodayari - Wikipedia

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    A spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said: "The death of the Blue Girl, Sahar Khodayari, is another proof for the fact that the Iranian people are the greatest victims of the Islamic regime." [21] On 12 September 2019 an arrest warrant was issued for Saba Kamali, an Iranian actress, after her post on Instagram in support of Khodayari.