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What’s It Really Like to Go to a Football Match in Saudi Arabia?

The game at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Buraydah had the atmosphere of any spirited local football rivalry. Supporters in yellow jerseys banged drums and illuminated the late evening sky ...
Daily Mail

South American football match abandoned with 300 arrested in violent clashes - after stun grenade is thrown, fans are stripped and beaten, and one supporter falls from the stands

Violent clashes between fans forced the postponement of a Copa Sudamericana match in Buenos Aires, which saw 300 arrested and 10 seriously injured. Independiente and Universidad de Chile players were ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Ten hurt, 90 arrested as football match abandoned following fan violence in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Ten people were injured and 90 arrested on Wednesday (Aug 20) after violent clashes between rival fans during a Copa Sudamericana match involving Argentina's Independiente and ...
The Independent

South American football match abandoned after shocking scenes of fan violence

A Copa Sudamericana match was abandoned on Wednesday night amid distressing scenes as violent clashes broke out between warring sets of fans. Universidad de Chile travelled to Buenos Aires for the ...