After hearing that Ashley Cole and Ashley Young were racially abused on Twitter after England were
knocked out of Euro 2012, you could be forgiven for re-evaluating the worth of the popular social
networking platform. Thankfully, our 140-character  faith was restored when we heard this story.
On the night of the England v Italy quarter-final, [.
England one-cap wonder faces stun gun over alleged assault Police officers held a 50,000-volt Taser
stun gun to the chest of former Bolton star Michael Ricketts as they arrested him for allegedly
headbutting and punching a woman at his birthday celebrations. The 32-year-old, currently without a
club, allegedly assaulted the woman after calling her a [.
As if Toronto FC's season was not already bad enough, in comes word that three of their players
have been arrested for public intoxication.
According to the Toronto Sun, Toronto FC players Luis Silva, Nick Soolsma and Miguel Aceval were
jailed outside of a nightclub in Houston on Sunday night.
Time for some quick hitters from around the soccer business world. We'll start in Colorado,
where the Rapids have taken a unique step to promote season tickets and reward their best
customers. The team's 2013 jerseys will include the names of its 2012 season ticket holders woven
into the shirts.
When soccer riots broke out in Egypt in February, Bob Bradley did not hesitate to speak out despite
having only just arrived as the new coach of the national team.
It didn't matter that the American had been in Egypt less than six months or was still coming
to terms with the country's post-revolution politics.
Derby clashes are always fiercely contested affairs but when violence hits heir
a non contest. Argntina's volatile Avellaneda derby between Racing Club and Independiente was one
such contest after a fan was shot during fighting between rival fans which got out of hand. The
match ended 1-1, but with 1,200 Police officers needed and no doubt more Hospital staff, it would
make you wonder 'Is it all worth it'?
The Athens derby between the two strongest sides in Greek football, Olympiakos and
Panathinaikos, had to be abandoned with eight minutes left after sadly predictable rioting broke
out amongst the crowd (populated solely by Panathinaikos fans as, ironically, no Olympiakos fans
were allowed to attend for fear of trouble)Â though, in actuality, the match was beset with
violence and stupidity which began several hours before kick-off when hundreds of youths attempted
to make their way into the stadium without tickets.
Even without the away Olympiakos fans barred from Sunday's Athens derby against despised rivals
Panathinaikos due to league restrictions, there was still enough violence and explosions to get the
match abandoned.
From Reuters:
The start of the second half was delayed by 45 minutes as fans pelted police with flares,
molotovs and missiles and was subsequently abandoned altogether with nine minutes remaining with
Olympiakos 1-0 ahead through Djamel Abdoun's 51st-minute goal.
MELBOURNE, Australia The Melbourne Victory soccer club has angrily denied claims its fans are
violent, amid criticisms from police and the state government. A senior Victorian policeman on
Friday said members of the force were reluctant to volunteer to work at Melbourne Victory soccer
matches because of violence among the team's supporters.
Newcastle's 20 year-old striker Nile Ranger today denied assaulting two revellers and two police
officers during a night out in the Newcastle city center. Nile Ranger - in court again today The
Londoner faces charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Stephen Simpson and David
Armstrong.
There have been racial comments made on social networking sites  yesterday directed towardsÂ
Newcastle United. It seems the slurs were  based on the number of  black players the NewcastleÂ
club have on its books, and of course we just signed another top Senegal International - Papiss
Cisse yesterday.
A Valencia supporter found himself missing some of his side's match against Levante last night
after being escorted out of the stadium by police. His crime? Bouncing the ball off the head of
Levante goalkeeper Gustavo Munua. The fan 'returned' the ball to Munua when he came to retrieve it
from fans behind his goal.
Royston Drenthe has been the driving force behind much of Hercules' success this season but
could now find himself in trouble after hitting top gear off the pitch too. The Dutch footballer
reportedly hit speeds of 180km/h in his sports car following the Copa del Rey clash with Malaga
last week and was caught breaking six red lights!
According to several of this morning's newsrags, a 55-year old junior chef has been cautioned
and 29 bags of cannabis have been seized from a locker at Rio Ferdinand's 'Rosso' restaurant (the
sordid den of inequity where Wayne Rooney reportedly solicited the services of one 'Juicy' Jenni
Thompson over a candlelit bowl of chicken nuggets)Â in Manchester following a Police #drugsraid at
the Italian eatery on Friday afternoon.
February 19th 2005: United won 2-0 on Rooney's return to Goodison Park since
leaving Everton to progress to the FA Cup semi-final. Roy Carroll with hit with an object thrown
from the crowd, 30 fans were arrested and 5 police officers were injured.
August 13th 2005: Rooney scored United's second goal in a 2-0 win on the
opening day of the following season.
February 19th 2005: United won 2-0 on Rooney's return to Goodison Park since
leaving Everton to progress to the FA Cup semi-final. Roy Carroll with hit with an object thrown
from the crowd, 30 fans were arrested and 5 police officers were injured.
August 13th 2005: Rooney scored United's second goal in a 2-0 win on the
opening day of the following season.
Disney is not going to do a cartoon remake of the Russian Premier League anytime soon. That may
be an exercise in acknowledging the obvious, but it remains true the RPL isn't for the kiddies.
Roberto Carlos might have a few words of commentary in that realm.
And yet, it can still manage to surprise with some off-pitch shenanigans, like this weekend,
when one player who'd just been sent off in a reserve game was beaten in the tunnel by men "dressed
as" police officers.
As parliament prepares to debate the full release of documents relating to Hillsborough and the
long-suspended dominos begin to fall, momentum building towards what seems more and more an
inevitable release of what has shamefully been kept hidden for far too long, it's been a nervous
day of remembrance and retrospect for many just as much as one of cautious hope for the future.
The long awaited Premier League return is in jeopardy after the recent spate of riots most notably
in the capital and in other major cities. 16,000 police officers are currently situated on the
streets of London leaving not enough officers to patrol football matches across the land. Several
midweek Carling Cup fixtures were already cancelled, [.
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Labour MP Andy Burnham: We'll get justice for the 96
In dusty box files in the House of Lords, there are thousands of badly photocopied papers. They
look inconsequential. They are anything but. The boxes contain personal Âstatements from police
officers who witnessed at first hand one of the biggest peacetime disasters in our country's
history.
Labour MP Andy Burnham: We'll get justice for the 96
In dusty box files in the House of Lords, there are thousands of badly photocopied papers. They
look inconsequential. They are anything but. The boxes contain personal Âstatements from police
officers who witnessed at first hand one of the biggest peacetime disasters in our country's
history.
I have to say, I have empathy with the looters. When you see no other option for survival, I
totally understand the mindset of trying to obtain what you need to live. Of course, I'm talking
about those who tried to loot food and water in Somalia not the idiots in London right now who are
stealing televisions, clothing and anything else they can get their hands on.
Among the football headlines in Spain this weekend: "Con perro cazas; con gato cazas, pero
menos" aphoristic words of wisdom gleaned from the Jose Mourinho's press conference yesterday,
which translates roughly to "You hunt with a dog; with a cat you hunt, but less so." Â Remarkably,
this isn't the first time the Special One has made the news for canine-related matters.
The Warsaw police department deployed 6,000 officers, in one of their most intensive security
operations, and it proved crucial in tamping down the violence that ensued before the Russia vs
Poland match. Even so there were 184 arrests as fans from both countries fought pitched battles in
which 10 police officers along with 10 fans were treated for injuries.
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Today, ten years after the fateful 9/11 disaster, is full of emotions, sorrow, grief and
remembering those that sadly died in the airplanes, in the buildings and the many firefighters and
police officers that made the huge sacrifice to risk ...
I am hearing a lot of criticism of the police as the dust settles in the wake of the recent riots.
This strikes me as particularly knee-jerk and opportunistic. I saw a lot of scary scenes from the
comfort of my front room and I saw a lot of people's lives being torn apart by thugs and criminals
and mindless morons but the one thing I didn't see was police lounging round doing nothing.
Rather alarming news from out of Enschede today, as FC Twente's stadium De Grolsch Veste has
collapsed and there are people trapped underneath, with rumors, if no confirmations, of
"casualties".
This is no small stadium; not, considering, their presence in the Champions League, and though
it was under construction, which sounds the culprit, this has the potential to be both tragic and
widely impacting in the world of football.
The next time a sports fan starts bashing soccer by mentioning hooliganism in the same sentence,
have them watch the above video of baseball fans rioting in San Francisco after the Giants won the
World Series. They started a fire in the street and attacked a car and its occupants before police
broke up the protests.
