There are football riots that stop a game, and then there are football riots that stop a whole season. The riot that followed Danubio'a 1-0 over Nacional in Uruguay's Primera División was one of the latter. At the final whistle fans from both teams invaded the pitch and fought for a full fifteen minutes (video [. Click to continue reading...

Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday. Click to continue reading...

Horrible news out of the Congo as accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft (juju) during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday.

Most of the victims were between the ages of 11 and 16, Radio Okapi said. They were suffocated as panicked crowds ran for the exits during the mayhem Sunday in Butembo in eastern Congo's North Kivu province. Click to continue reading...

Persib Bandung have been told to play their next two home games, against PSIS and Pelita Jaya, at Jaluk Harupat Stadium, in nearby Soreang for security reasons.

Concerns were raised after the riot that followed the Persija game at their usual stadium of Siliwangi and while the security officials are keen that Persib's fans can see their team they are reluctant to see a repeat of those incidents. Click to continue reading...

Third Half Chat times this weekend:

Saturday from 9:30 and 7:25 pm.

Sunday from 8:15 am.

As I forgot to mention the full match review games on this week's show, here they are. Middlesbrough v Stoke City (The Gods must not like me at the moment with Stoke City) and Sunderland v Manchester City.

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Stevie Goff is down in Guatemala somewhere --sweating like a bastard I presume-- and posted an update on the security detail surrounding the stadium and the team hotel for the U.S. men's national team, who are in-country for tomorrow night's World Cup Qualifying match. Check this sh*t out:

• 1,200 police officers
• 1,000 soldiers
• 100 special forces agents
• 250 transit police
• 180 private security guards
• 1 anti-riot squad

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Persib's fans are known as bobotoh and they have been in the news for the wrong reasons this season after the riot that marred their last home game.

Their side have hardly set the league alight this season with three straight defeats but on Tuesday they beat Persik 3-1 in a home game played in Solo before an empty stadium. Click to continue reading...

...about Nigerian soccer.

• Some say the English Premier league is "killing" soccer in the country.
  
  
• The other day there was a crazy riot at a game.
  
  
• The Olympic team coach is forcing haircuts before the tournament.

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Well, I guess that answers all the SuperDilemma questions, doesn't it? Unless Houston gets royally hammered by Chivas tonight, SuperLiga 2008 is over for United after they fell 3-2 at home to Atlante. Of course, should Chivas run riot, United may still have something to play for, but at this point, I'd put in whatever scrubs we happen to have healthy on Saturday, maybe give some of the starters Click to continue reading...

Italians Unsure What They Are Actually Rioting About By Alessandro Colombo Mass hysteria and general confusion are running rampant in Italy after riots have erupted outside of a number of football stadiums. The latest set of riots is apparently a result of a disagreement between Palermo and Lazio fans over the last true proper football riot. Click to continue reading...

Italians Unsure What They Are Actually Rioting About By Alessandro Colombo Mass hysteria and general confusion are running rampant in Italy after riots have erupted outside of a number of football stadiums. The latest set of riots is apparently a result of a disagreement between Palermo and Lazio fans over the last true proper football riot. Click to continue reading...