Most soccer fans will remember the moment Sheffield Wednesday striker Paolo Di Canio went down in Premier League history for pushing over referee Paul Alcock.
Step forward Alakanideh Omega of Liberia, who took it upon himself to attack the referee and several officials after his country lost to Uganda. The video speaks for itself…
You’d think that with the season being over, it might be possible for Paolo Di Canio to finally take a nap.
Nope. Not so. Instead, the Sunderland manager launched an angry attack on the discipline of his team after Phil Bardsley was pictured laying on the floor of a casino covered in £50 notes.
Yes, we suggest watching the entire thing.
(H/T kckrs.com)
Who knew that vuvuzelas can hurt more than just your ears?
A referee in South Africa was attacked this Saturday by a pitch invader wielding the colorful, plastic horn that plagued all of us during the 2010 World Cup. Why? The man was so upset over a red card given out during the game (between Kaiser Chiefs and Golden Arrows) that he felt the need to run onto the pitch and hit him with his vuvuzela. That’s reasonable.
Fortunately, the ref didn’t get seriously hurt, and the invader was taken down after getting in just one solid whack.
Fan violence reared its ugly head in Latin America once again as Palmeiras supporters attacked club players at an airport following the team’s 1-0 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores loss to Tigre.
Prass had to be treated for cuts to his head and ear, but no one was seriously hurt in the altercation before the team’s return to Brazil. Palmeiras said three fans were detained in Argentina but were later released.
”They threw a cup at Valdivia and it hit me,” Prass said through his Twitter account. ”I got three stitches in the head and a cut in my ear.”
Michael Tonge’s goal earned Leeds a 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday in a derby marred by an attack on Owls goalkeeper Chris Kirkland.
The home goalkeeper was shoved in the face in the aftermath of Tonge’s equalizer by one of several Leeds supporters who left their seats to invade the playing area.
