Showing posts with label riots. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 1, 2011

World soccer update


Leaving aside Serie A for a moment, there was a lot of soccer played this weekend. The major matches include:

Chelsea 2 - Tottenham 1 (see photo above-- a goal was awarded to Chelsea despite the fact that the ball didn't cross the line)

Arsenal 1 - Manchester United 0-- The Premier League title race is not quite over yet.

Real Madrid lost to Real Zargoza, but then Barcelona lost to Real Sociedad.

Corinthians 1 - Palmeiras 1 (6-5 on penalties)-- Corinthians move on to face Santos in the finals of the Campeonato Paulista.
Video below



AEK defeated PAOK in the Greek Cup finals 3-0. The match ended a few minutes early due to rioting fans (see videos below)


Below are actual match highlights

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Picture of the Day


In  Belgrade, Partizan defeated Red Star 2-0.  The Red Star fans showed their disapproval by setting the stands on fire.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Protests at G20 meeting in London

At the G20 meeting today in London, leaders of the world's largest market economies met to try to figure out how to save the capitalist economic system from further meltdown.  Thousands of demonstrators converged on the Bank of England (pictured above), as well as the Royal Bank of Scotland.
(Below- A protester climbs columns in an attempt to hang his banner.)
(Below- Another demonstrator near a line of police.)

Thursday, May 1, 2008

"Hockey ought to be sternly forbidden, as it is not only annoying but dangerous." Halifax Morning Sun, quoted in Michael McKinley's Hockey - A People's History