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Il Livingston disputerà la programmata amichevole contro il Falkirk a porte chiuse. Dietro la decisione non ci sono problemi di ordine pubblico tra tifosi ma il contenzioso che oppone l’ indebitata società scozzese al “West Lothian Council”, il quale reclama il pagamento di somme arretrate. Lo stesso club ha provato a tranquillizare i tifosi circa la probabilità che la fattispecie si risolva prima dell’ altro match amichevole previsto il 20 luglio contro il Plymouth Argyle o, comunque, in tempo utile per l’ inizio del campionato. La dirigenza della società, nei mesi scorsi, aveva chiesto alla tifoseria di contribuire con una raccolta fondi per garantire l’ iscrizione alla stagione imminente. La “CNN” ha proposto una bizzarra graduatoria di quelle che ha definito come le più grandi risse avvenute sui terreni da calcio, prendendo spunto dalla recente disputa di un tumultuoso Messico Panama. Vi proponiamo la completa rassegna.
Livi forced to play with no fans
Almondvale Stadium had its electricity cut off last month
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Livingston’s pre-season friendly on Saturday against Falkirk will have to be played behind closed doors.
“West Lothian Police declined a safety certificate for Almondvale Stadium following a meeting on Friday.Supporters have been advised not to attend as they will be not be granted entry to the ground.
Livingston have until next week to contest legal action taken by West Lothian Council in a bid to reclaim outstanding rent for the stadium.
The club had been using their own generator for electricity after having their mains supply cut off because of an unpaid bill.
Livingston are continuing to plan for next season despite the possibility of being forced into administration should the council continue its court action.
“Every effort is being made to ensure that the stadium will be open for our fixture with English Coca-Cola Championship side Plymouth Argyle, scheduled for Monday 20 July, for fans to get a glimpse of John Murphy’s squad for the 2009-10 campaign,” said a club statement.
Football First XI: Great football punch-ups
CNN Sport
10 July 2009
By Greg Duke
LONDON, England (CNN) — An ill-tempered CONCACAF Gold Cup match between Mexico and Panama this week saw three players and Mexico coach Javier Aguirre sent off amid disgraceful scenes in Houston, Texas.
The 1-1 draw, which saw the referee add on 10 minutes at the end for all the various stoppages, got us thinking about some of the most violent matches ever played.
Here is our list
1 The Battle of Santiago, Chile v Italy, World Cup 1962
Surely the most violent match in history. Two Italian journalists made crude remarks about Chilean capital Santiago, which heightened tensions beforehand — and the tone was set whent the first foul was committed after 12 seconds. Two Italian players were sent off as the teams spent the whole 90 minutes punching, spitting and scuffling with each other, with Chile managing to score two goals in-between the fighting. Police had to come onto the pitch three times to sort out the chaos while Italian Giorgio Ferrini had to be escorted off by armed officers when he refused to leave the pitch after his dismissal. Referee Ken Aston remarked: “I wasn’t reffing a football match, I was acting as an umpire in military manoeuvers.”
2 Valencia v Inter Milan, Champions League 2007
Six yellow cards were handed out during the game, but it was events that followed which marred Valencia’s passage through to the quarterfinals. On the final whistle, Inter midfielder Nicolas Burdisso attacked Valencia defender Carlos Marchena, sparking the brawl. Unused Valencia substitute David Navarro then ran onto the field, punched Burdisso — breaking his nose in the process — and ran off again as Inter players Julio Cruz, Ivan Cordoba, and Maicon chased after him aiming kicks and punches. The melee continued in the tunnel, with several Inter players having to be restrained by stadium security and the Spanish Civil Guard from entering the Valencia dressing room. Inter manager Roberto Mancini later called Navarro “a coward.”
3 Turkey v Switzerland, World Cup play-off 2006
Violence erupted after Turkey missed a place in the 2006 finals after going out on the away goals rule following a 4-2 win in Istanbul. Players and technical staff were seen throwing punches in the tunnel as the Swiss side ran for their lives against a torrent of Turkish anger. Turkey assistant-coach Mehmet Ozdilek was banned from all football for one year, while two Turkish players, and one Swiss, were handed six-match bans. Turkey were also ordered to play their next six competitive home matches behind closed doors at neutral venues.
4 Manchester United v Arsenal, Division One 1990
These two rivals have been involved in some juicy encounters over the years, but this was the first and probably most famous. Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn went in late on Manchester United’s Denis Irwin. United striker Brian McLair, remembering a previous spat with Winterburn, came charging in and started kicking Winterburn on the ground. Chaos ensued as 21 players, with Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman proving the exception, piling in. Remarkably nobody was sent off but the English Football Assocoaction took a dim view and decucted Arsenal two points and United one point. Arsenal won the match 1-0 and still went on to lift the title — despite their penalty.
5 France v Italy, World Cup final 2006
The great Zinedine Zidane had led an unfancied and ageing French side to the World Cup final. With the match level in extra time, the attentions of notorious Italian hard-man and chief agitator Marco Materazzi finally proved too much for the France No.10 — who responded to some choice words by the Inter Milan central defender by turning around and viciously head-butting his rival in the stomach. Zidane was sent off, despite the referee not apparently seeing the incident and France lost on penalties — although the Real Madrid playmaker bizarrely went on to be voted ‘Player of the Tournament’.
6 Kevin Keegan v Billy Bremner, Liverpool v Leeds Charity Shield 1974
England striker Keegan blamed Bremner for taking him out off the ball (although the Scot was not the culprit). Bremner was not one for holding back and Wembley stadium, home of some famous boxing matches over the years, played host to another as these two diminuitive players slugged it out like two featherweights challenging for the WBC world title. Even in the tougher days of 1970s football, this was a real toe-to-toe war. Unsurprisingly both were sent off and added to their charge list by hurling their tops to the ground and walking off the pitch bare-chested. Each was fined £500 ($810) and banned for 11 games, although eight was for the shirt throwing!
7 Rudi Voeller v Frank Rijkaard, Netherlands v Germany World Cup 1990
Not the most violent, but certainly one of the funniest. The pair were sniping at each other throughout the match. Rijkaard came in late on Voeller, who later took his revenge with a lunge on goalkeeper Hans van Breukelen. Rijkaard took exception and, after a melee, the pair were sent off, with the Dutchman then notoriously spitting as hard as he could into the German’s curly perm as the disgraced pair left the pitch.
8 Lee Bowyer v Kieron Dyer, Newcastle v Aston Villa Premier League 2005
Punch-ups are rare in modern football, but between team-mates they are non-existent. These two hot-heads got into a debate over Dyer’s refusal to pass Bowyer the ball. Both players had made news for their off-field activities in the past — but they took their behavior to a new low when they exchanged blows in the middle of the Newcastle half soon after Villa had gone 3-0 up. The pair later appeared alongside manager Graeme Souness to apologize for their conduct, but pointedly did not say sorry to each other.
9 LDU Quito v Barcelona, Ecuador league 2006
A mass brawl at the end of the match on the final day of the season shocked Ecuador — and resulted in a host of suspensions being handed out. A total of 11 players were banned for between two and 12 months for taking part in the punch-up which saw four Barcelona players receive injuries. The incident started with a clash between former Ecuador striker Agustin Delgado and his marker Victor Montoya.
10 Cruzeiro v Atletico Mineiro Brazilian league 2007
Atletico Mineiro defender Coelho did not take kindly to the seal dribble of talented teenager Kerlon — who collected the ball on the edge of the penalty area, flicked it up and performed his trademark dribble by bouncing the ball on his head as he ran towards goal. Coelho crashed into him and was given a straight red card and a four-month suspension. Other Atletico players remonstrated angrily with Kerlon, leading to an angry pushing match which interrupted the game for five minutes. Atletico coach Emerson Leao warned that Kerlon could get seriously injured if he tried the trick again.
11 Chelsea v Arsenal English League Cup final 2007
With Chelsea winning 2-1 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, Arsenal defender Kolo Toure reacted angrily to a late challenge. Both sides had a number of African players in their line-ups and a mass brawl erupted which saw three of them, Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor and Toure and Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel sent off. Adebayor refused to leave the pitch and it needed respective managers — the hot-headed pair of Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho — to stride onto the turf and defuse a situation that had got completely out of hand.