Fan Riots in Egypt 2012


There were reports of over 74 people killed and hundreds injured in this tragic incident.

After a match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly, fans of the winning team, Al-Masry, invaded the pitch and began to attack both opposition fans and players.

There were rocks thrown and fireworks set off by the attackers, and apparently the security forces at the grounds made no attempt to quell proceedings.

Al-Ahly players even called into the team's local station to describe events.


"One of Al-Ahli's players, Mohamed Aboutreika, rang the team's own television channel to describe the violence as it unfolded. He said Masry supporters invaded the pitch after the referee had blown his whistle, despite their team winning 3-1."


Officials within the city that this incident occurred, Port Said, were fired and there have been various theories as to how exactly such an event came to pass.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULgqernmXzI&t=4s

Hillsborough Disaster 1989
Liverpool were to face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semifinal on the 15th of April, 1989 at Hillsborough stadium.

What should have been an exciting day of football ended up with over 93 people dead and hundreds injured in one of the most disastrous events in British football history.

Liverpool fans outnumbered those of their opposition yet they were allocated tickets to the Leppings Lane end of the stadium which held fewer seats.

As more Liverpool fans came to the grounds the push from those outside the stadium led to those at the front being crushed together and against fencing surrounding the pitch. The inadequate preparations and actions by police officers exacerbated the situation and tragedy ensued.

The disaster led to the Taylor Report which called for several changes to stadium design, including seating assignments for all spectators.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6kAtdwNJ5s

The Heysel Disaster 1985
Four years before the Hillsborough disaster, Liverpool fans were involved in another tragic event. On May 29, 1985, Liverpool was defending its European title against Juventus at the Heysel stadium in Belgium.

As is usually the case, fans were separated into various sections but Liverpool fans in section Y ended up next to a number of Juventus fans in section Z—which was supposed to be a neutral section for Belgian fans.

Both sets of spectators began to throw projectiles at each other and soon the Liverpool fans broke through the barrier separating the two groups and forced Juventus fans towards the wall.

As more and more Juventus fans tried to escape the wall collapsed, resulting in deaths and injuries to many.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v50STmvf1AQ

TheSourcerer pon the beat...

Gabon Air Disaster 1993
In 1993, Zambia had a squad that seemed set to make it to the World Cup.

While on their way to a World Cup qualification match, the plane carrying Zambia's team crashed into the Atlantic Ocean resulting in the deaths of the entire team.

The crash was a result of a faulty plane which may have helped cause a pilot error. Zambia lost the majority of its team as well as the coaching staff and one or two officials.

Zambia's captain at the time, Kalusha Bwayla, was not on the plane and led a hastily assembled squad through the rest of qualifications and into the 1994 African Nations Cups finals where they lost to Nigeria.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awlhisgek8g

Munich Air Disaster 1958
On the 6th of February 1958 Manchester United suffered some terrible losses. The majority of the "Busby Babes" died in a plane accident on the way home from a European encounter.

After two failed take-off attempts the pilots decided to try for a third time, and the plane crashed while trying to take off.

Eight Manchester United players died as well as members of the Manchester United staff, a number of journalists and other passengers and crew.

Matt Busby was at death's door but survived and was able to establish a second crop of talented players for the club.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdWRO7up2kw

Hi Puvo,sinkhole

The Superga Air Disaster 1949
Torino had the greatest team in Italy at the time of this disaster. They had won four straight Serie A titles and up to 10 of the club's players were Italy internationals.

On the way home from a testimonial match against Benfica, decreased visibility and an error in navigation led to the plane crashing into a building on Superga Hill.

All the passengers and crew died and as a result both the club and the Italy national team were severely weakened.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrY1Qd5__Gc

Liverpool's Champions League Comeback in 2005
Liverpool won one of the greatest finals played in Champions League and possibly football history.

After AC Milan took 45 minutes to dismantle their opponents and seemingly grab hold of the trophy, Liverpool took six minutes to send neutrals, supporting fans and opposing fans into various emotional states.

After the goal in the 60th minute, Liverpool defended immensely and still conjured up one or two chances to win the game. In the end, it came down to the nervy affair of penalties.

AC Milan missed three penalties—most notably Jerzy Dudek's save of Andriy Schevchenko penalty—and Liverpool missed only one and history was written



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi0lcT8j-48

Shellsploit:
TheSourcerer pon the beat...

we both pon this beat blud

USA Defeats England in the 1950 World Cup
Before Uruguay upstaged its opponents in the finals, the United States beat England earlier in tournament. The English side was one of the best around at the time with the likes of Sir Alf Ramsey, Stanley Mortensen and Tom Finney in the side.

They were facing a bunch of amateurs and semi-pro player from the USA.

The USA came away 1-0 winners in a result that was totally unexpected. Before the goal England created chance after chance but couldn't find a way through. Neither team made it through to the next round.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4ESTvxyqsI

Gary Speed Death 2011
Gary Speed's recent death and was a shocking moment in the world of football.

Speed had a long career and was well-respected within the game.

He spent his time playing for Leeds, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United before retiring. At the time of his death, Speed was the manager of the Wales national team and was helping the team fulfill its potential with the likes of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey in the side



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctDxq4zTXyg

Cameroon's Defeat of Argentina and Shock Run in 1990 World Cup
Cameroon must have provided inspiration for Senegal as they achieved similar success in the 1990 World Cup Final.

The Africans opened the tournament with a bang, beating eventual finalists Argentina while doling out some extensive punishment to Claudio Caniggia

They also went on to beat an extremely talented Romania side that included the likes of Gheorghe Hagi and Gheorghe Popescu.

The Cameroonians did it one more time when they beat an impressive team from Colombia boasting Carlos Valderrama and other talents.

They eventually lost to England in the quarterfinals but it was a close run thing, with the game going into extra-time and ending up 3-2.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpCnHGA8jmM

Andres Escobar Murdered After 1990 World Cup

If you've never watched ESPN's 30 for 30 series and specifically "The Two Escobars" you should.

Andres Escobar will be always be linked with that own-goal against the USA which resulted in a loss for the talented Colombian side. Upon his return to Colombia, he was shot and killed.

It is generally believed that he was murdered due to his own-goal.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMd_hi-ZOoU

Marc-Vivien Foe's Death
Marc-Vivien Foe(number 17 in this picture) collapsed in the middle of the pitch during a Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia.

Many attempts were made to resuscitate the player on the pitch and on the way to medical center in the stadium where he died.

Foe was posthumously diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which increases the risk of sudden death during physical exercise.
Careful folks really everything is here to kill you .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDd8kDeMuPw

Zidane Headbutt in the 2006 World Cup Final


One of the greatest players ever, Zinedine Zidane ended his career on the worst possible note. This didn't necessarily tarnish his reputation but it is something that not many will forget, especially non-football fans.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCG7idE_cw

Eric Cantona's Kung-Fu Kick Against Crystal Palace Fan 1995
Eric Cantona's temper was well known and he showed it in one of his most infamous moments against Crystal Palace.

Cantona reacted to some fan abuse with a kung-fu style kick into the crowd and received some hefty punishment for his actions.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7PSY7KYThk

You forgot "10 cent beer night.

SportsHD:
You forgot "10 cent beer night.

yeah great idea

The best part: THE INDIANS HELD A SECOND TEN CENT BEER NIGHT ONE MONTH LATER! They drew 41,000 fans to the park for that one, but there was no riot because, unlike the case on June 4, fans were limited to two ten cent beers and the staff kept a close watch on folks to make sure they didn’t cheat.

As I’ve noted in the past, I am less shocked by the riot itself than I am about the conditions which led up to it, as described in Jackson’s story. Back then it was simply an accepted notion that people are going to come and get wasted at the ballpark and it was just accepted that a certain amount of rowdy behavior was going to go down. And I mean at normal games, not just weird instances like this. There was no thought on limiting fan’s beer intake. No thought about adding extra security. There was just a sense that some ugliness would happen at baseball games.

And, really, that attitude remained until the late 1980s. An attitude in which it was simply expected that you’d deal with hostility, drunken obnoxiousness and maybe even some low-level violence at the old ball game. Bill James wrote about a little about this in his New Historical Baseball Abstract. I remember my parents planning trips to Tiger Stadium in the late 70s and early 80s well aware that there were certain places where you simply could not sit with children. These days even the slightest bit of a ruckus at the ballpark makes big news it’s so rare, but before the late 80s it was commonplace.

Riots, of course, were limited to Ten Cent Beer Night. Well, Disco Demolition Night too, but we’ll save that one for July 12.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daWdOwqQhCs

149 Own Goals
Staging a protest is can be a good thing, depending on how you do it. Madascgar club Stade Olympique l'Emyrne probably chose the wrong way.

In its final game of the season against AS Adema, Stade Olympique l'Emyrne's coach, Zaka Be, decided it was best for the club to humiliate itself due to one controversial call that may have cost them the title.

The club did just that and Be was suspended for three years while some of his players were also suspended for shorter terms. Shocking decision from the coach there.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-WRWtkH8kM

Relegated to 2nd division Marseille Scandal 1993



Marseille was once at the height of things in France and Europe. After hitting the highest of notes by beating AC Milan in the European Cup Final in 1993, it was reported that some Marseille officials had bribed players of their last league opponents, Valenciennes.

The players were asked to throw the game and not injure any Marseille players as they had the European game to look forward too.

The team was stripped of its previous league title, relegated to the second division and not allowed to participate in the upcoming Champions League nor to participate in the Intercontinental cup or the European Super Cup.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCSr-0zKrDM
Mynd44 UndauntedYoca

Nice piece bro..
But how’s is Ac Milan’s 2005 ucl triumph or camerooon’s impressive run at the World Cup a tragedy??

chocboi78:
Nice piece bro..
But how’s is Ac Milan’s 2005 ucl triumph or camerooon’s impressive run at the World Cup a tragedy??

needed to add good news at least .

TheSourcerer:
needed to add good news at least .

creat a separate thread for most thrilling moments too..
Stop confusing people

chocboi78:
creat a separate thread for most thrilling moments too..
Stop confusing people

why should I listen to you ?

TheSourcerer:
why should I listen to you ?

ure not obliged to, but since I follow most of ur threads it’s only normal I point out Your shortcomings to you wen they occur

What of Nigeria vs India ? Where they trash us 100 and we didn't score, balls turning to lion and all that

chocboi78:
ure not obliged to, but since I follow most of ur threads it’s only normal I point out Your shortcomings to you wen they occur

the rest were fine right? Why focus om just the one that wasnt ?.

TheSourcerer:
the rest were fine right? Why focus om just the one that wasnt ?.

lol.. it wasn’t one. About 2-3 of them..
But my point is there are many tragic moments in football history. Completing the list with wrong events depicts lack of content and I don’t know u to lack contents.it’s why am surprised and trying to correct you.

TheSourcerer:
Andres Escobar Murdered After 1990 World Cup

If you've never watched ESPN's 30 for 30 series and specifically "The Two Escobars" you should.

Andres Escobar will be always be linked with that own-goal against the USA which resulted in a loss for the talented Colombian side. Upon his return to Colombia, he was shot and killed.

It is generally believed that he was murdered due to his own-goal.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMd_hi-ZOoU

No pal, it's USA 94 world cup,, our first world cup participation after much deliberations.
I watched this exact match. Also watch the memorable Nigeria Bulgaria match we scored 3-0.. from yekini, amokachi n amuneke

chocboi78:
lol.. it wasn’t one. About 2-3 of them..
But my point is there are many tragic moments in football history. Completing the list with wrong events depicts lack of content and I don’t know u to lack contents.it’s why am surprised and trying to correct you.

okay next time I'll go all gore to make you happy