International Friendly Sunday Gives Some Answers

And yields more questions...

Will the guys at Team USA figure out their issues at the back...? They have another two weeks to figure it out...
The friendly in New Jersey against Turkey gave both teams a lot of offensive chances and the game could have been a lot more than the 2-1 final in favor of the stars and bars.

But Team USA showed some of the brilliance people expect...
((HT: ESPN))


And in the Belgium friendly with Sweden started with this shot from Romelu Lukaku
((HT: Footy Goals))


Looks like some folks are figuring it out...

This Is How Rivalries In Soccer Can Get Out Of Control

Turkish league...

Fenerbahce and Tranzonspor...

Just watch...
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The match hosted by Trabzonspor was stopped twice in the first half after home fans threw stuff onto the pitch- including a door handle.

CNN-Turk television reported clashes between police and fans after the match was postponed.
Like this...
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Classy folks...

No word on a make-up date and whether or not the stadium will be empty when it happens...

Air Pirate Wanted To Take Plane To Sochi

((HT: CNN))

The HQ doesn't know if this is the first of a few incidents to occur during the activities in Sochi or just a one-shot deal...

A Turkish air pirate wanted to have the plane he was on rerouted to Sochi, but he never made it...

But Turkish reports claim that 20 minutes after the demand was given by the pirate, two F-16's shouldered the plane and brought it to the ground. The situation had been "neutralized" after a short time and there was a thought that, while the alleged pirate wasn't drunk, he may have been on "something" that he brought on the plane...

The suspect was of Ukranian descent and was forcibly detained on the plane and removed without incident...

Nick Paton Walsh is in Russia to discuss