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He did it, we all know he did it, some think it was normal, some think it was the devil's work, and Ireland want a replay even though FIFA have already ruled it out.

This brings us, of course, to the tricky question of justice in football.

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This season is bringing back memories of some of the more undesirable aspects of the 70s and 80s.

The Barnsley and Man Utd Carling Cup fixture is now better known for its hooliganism (with more pictures). Catering staff were trapped for almost half an hour inside a food kiosk as Man Utd fans stole food and cash.

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Next week is going to be a good week for the rockers, ravers, dancers and derelicts of three of America's most debauched cities. In a span of only 72 hours Justice, the world's most-beloved/bangin' dance duo of leather-bedecked French, Christians will attempt to do what countless summer blockbusters, Hurricane Katrina and multiple riots could not: they will destroy New York, New Orleans and Los Angeles. Click to continue reading...

The issue became a concern after Mexican side Toluca announced Monday it would not travel to Honduras for a CONCACAF Champions League match, citing safety concerns in the wake of riots and military crackdowns. Click to continue reading...

Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie are likely not the hugging pair anymore. Last weekend Adebayor showed the world that he is in fact a "mindless and malicious" player as his former teammate van Persie pointed out. And Adebayor likely deserves a severe ban for his unprofessional actions.

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Does Mo Johnston take vacations to active volcanoes? The surly Scotsman sure does love watching a good blow-up doesn't he? News in TFC-world this afternoon is that a press conference has been called for tomorrow where any number of things may be possibly announced. The two most valid rumours swirling around involve striker/ bald messiah Danny Dichio and the other our favourite defensive midfielder/ afro enthusiast Julian De Guzman. Click to continue reading...

Surely this is not the answer?

Harry Redknapp says West Ham and Millwall should never be allowed to play each other in a cup tie again following the crowd trouble at their game and the riots around Upton Park on Tuesday.

The Tottenham and former Hammers boss believes the clubs should be re-drawn if they are paired in future.

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Stuff to read while you tremble in fear at the thought of facing Palmeiras in their third kit...... "Even men with steel hearts love to see a dog on the pitch" (Sport is a TV Show) Seven (non-canine) things that stop football riots (Dirty Tackle) What could the English Prem learn from the NBA? (Unrofessional Foul) A history of [. Click to continue reading...

Riot police were called to help control soccer fans after a game at London's Uptown Park. Before the West Ham/Millwall game began a man was stabbed after a small riot broke out between opposing fans. The man was rushed to the hospital after police and stadium security finally broke up the brawl. Camera crews show fans of both sides throwing bottles and bricks at the police.

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A while back, we shared our seven new ways to act stupid as a way to divert energies away from the usual football violence and pitch invasions. And since no one has enacted any of those ideas and continued with the same old boring riots, we figured it was time to offer up some ideas how to end it once and for all.

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They Think It's All Over... ran out of words after writing an essay today, but finds a few to condemn the idiots who ruined a good game of football at Upton Park. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while UEFA uses the oldest advertising trick in the book to sell you Women's Euro 2009 tickets... 21 still photos of football riots (LIFE) Customer relations with Rafa Benitez (Unmemorable Title) "I drank enough tequila to kill Salma Hayek." (Bill Simmons) How to become an international manager (ThreeMatchBan) Statistical breakdown of Everton's disatrous weekend (Numbers Offside) "The dissolution [. Click to continue reading...

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Former Stone Roses frontman and Man Utd fan Ian Brown speaks about the Manchester Billboard War and Cristiano Ronaldo. [ChannelBee]

Jermain Defoe was in jail for five hours yesterday.

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This is the incredible spillage, recorded from within the riot itself, from a match between Montagua and Olimpia of Honduras - a country not quite known for making international headlines with its club teams. The riots began in the stadium between the fans of both teams, then vacuumed in the police which were attempting to [. Click to continue reading...

There was an expectant buzz in Jakarta this morning as we looked forward to a long weekend. A long weekend culminating in Manchester United playing a one off friendly against an Indonesian All Star XI on Monday at the Bung Karno Stadium.
Local sports tabloids filled their columns excitedly with every snippet about Manchester United's visit they could find. Click to continue reading...

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Remember back when players would never (or almost never) think of signing for an arch-rival?

Those days are long gone now as money talks more loudly than loyalty and players no longer rule out any potential destination. Former Liverpool legend Michael Owen to Manchester United?

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Remember back when players would never (or almost never) think of signing for an arch-rival?

Those days are long gone now as money talks more loudly than loyalty and players no longer rule out any potential destination. Former Liverpool legend Michael Owen to Manchester United?

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After last months riots when one of their own supporters was killed, there was always going to be trouble after Huracan lost 1-0 to Velez Sarsfield in Sunday's title decider, especially after the referee admitted afterwards that he made a few mistakes!
Hundreds of Huracan fans demonstrated outside Argentine Football Association headquarters on Wednesday to demand life bans for referee Gabriel Brazenas and linesman Ricardo Casas to be suspended. Click to continue reading...

AAAAHHHHHHHH I AM ARTUR BORUC AND THIS IS A LIST OF THINGS THAT MADE ME ANGRY THIS WEEK:

1. ROMANIAN RIOTS IF A FAN EVER CAME ON THE PITCH AND TRIED TO SCORE A GOAL ON ME I WOULD SNAP HIS ANKLES LIKE BREADSTICKS!!!! I WOULD ALSO LECTURE HIM ON THE DANGERS OF INVADING THE PITCH BUT THAT WOULD BE FAR LESS INTERESTING!

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Stuff to read while you watch the fluffy Ronaldo turn back the showboating clock.... Kaka is just the beginning of a revolution. (SoccerLens) Along with the arrival of lots and lots of lira in Milan. (Serie Aaaaargh!) Six non-transfers which would've changed history. (guardian) Corinthians fan dies during riots; fellow fans retaliate by setting Vasco bus afire. Click to continue reading...

A dramatic denouement saw relegation decided only on the final day and by a single goal.
La Liga's final-day madness ends with riots by Betis fans. Click to continue reading...

The ingenuity of the Murdoch football refusers is such that they can manufacture a story even when the story they were hoping for does not eventuate.
No riots? No ethnically-related trouble? Not even a bit of airborne chewing-gum, to whet the appetite of Josh Massoud? No worries. The mere fact that Football NSW quite sensibly (and successfully) chose to limit access to the Sydney United v. Click to continue reading...

Where were you on April 15th 1989? I was at Clarence Park in St Albans, for a Vauxhall-Opel League Premier Division match between St Albans City and Barking. It was a beautiful spring day, but there was little excitement in the air. City were just safe from relegation, whilst Barking were mid-table.

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The weekends AFL crowd violence seemed to have been missed by many sports commentators. Funny they never seem to miss any football "riots."
Bottles were thrown in Adelaide at the St. Kilda/Adelaide Crows game with at least one twelve year old boy hit.
A Collingwood Dad bashed in Melbourne by three AFL fans after the game
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Football in Uruguay ain't what it once was. At one point they were behemoths, winning two World Cups in a span of 20 years (that's the same number of World Cups that France, England, Spain, Netherlands, Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania and Antarctica have won combined). These days, domestically at least, they're mostly known for [. Click to continue reading...

If you're looking for a place to find fantastically dramatic happenings and off-beat footballing stories, Romania, even Eastern Europe as a whole, is probably your place. If you're a coach looking for an owner who isn't an entire suit short of a full deck, it probably isn't. As is the case with small-ish Eastern European league, [. Click to continue reading...

When one thinks of stadium wide fights and riots, Switzerland isn't exactly the first country which comes to mind. Especially not when it's between two amateur clubs in the round of 64. But that's what happened between Wacker Granges and FC Alle on Saturday, resulting in lots of fines, suspensions and the complete removal of [. Click to continue reading...

A terrible tragedy occurred today during a game in the Democratic Republic of Congo in which stadium riots killed 13, most of them children, and injured another 35. The derby between Socozaki and Nyuki System was halted after Nyuki's goalkeeper resorted to running up the pitch performing "witchcraft" against the opposition with his team losing. Click to continue reading...

Disputes, riots and shocks -
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Juande Ramos has already made some huge signings in recent months but he isn't finished yet! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! They fear there will be be riots on the streets of St Petersburg when Andrei Arshavin joins Tottenham this week. Senior officials at Zenit St Petersburg accept a £19million . Click to continue reading...

Watching the matches of Euro 2008 unfold from our living rooms in North America and the UK, we probably should be forgiven for assuming that the crowds are made up of fun-loving supporters wearing interesting headgear and body paint. But this is the face of Euro 2008 that UEFA wishes us to see.

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Before anyone asks, all day today will be Argentina / USA posts.

And thanks to those already sending me pics. Very cool stuff. KEEP SENDING ME VIDS AND PICS!

Credit goes to Dave "Disco" Berger for this find - the brutal 500 lb gorillas of NJSEA were summoned to tackle the living hell out of a little kid who took a run on the pitch nearing the end of halftime and evaded those big bodied bullies.

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Unfortunately I don't have the time (or the knowledge) to construct a thoughtful post on the aftermath of yesterday's terrible events in Italy this morning. But I can again urge you to read the commentary from two people on the ground there: see ursus' latest comment today on our post regarding what happened with the [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "More on the Aftermath of Gabriele Sandri's Death and the Riots in Italy", url: "http://pitchinvasion. Click to continue reading...

Ahh my good ol' days as a Buckeye Today while wasting a bit of time before class I was wandering through the ebays and quickly read a story that said that Freddy Kanouté was injured during a riot after Mali lost in an African World Cup qualifier 2-1 to Togo. It says in the article that [...] Click to continue reading...