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...

When Turks Play Soccer, Every Fan Brings A Chair...

((HT: Big Lead/SeaLightNews))

Soccer overseas has always had political or religious overtones...

Just ask Celtic and Rangers in Scotland about that whole religion-in-sports thing...

Now, Galatasaray and Besiktas played in Turkey today... and they didn't make it to the final whistle...

Here's your outburst...


Besiktas was involved in the anti-government protests over the summer... and that hasn't gone over well...
And the HQ still thinks it won't for quite some time...

But plastic chairs...???
Seriously...???

Turkish Goalie Gives Up Goal, Gets Kick in the Face

((ht: sportsgrid.com))

Ouch!

Yeah, in soccer, it always sucks to give up goals...to anyone. And sometimes, it sucks so bad that when the ball kicks out of the goal, a player will boot it into the stands.

That's ALMOST what happened a couple of days ago.

Check out what happens when this Turkish goalie fails to stop a ball from going into the net, it bounces back and Alan Sheehan tries to kick it into the crowd.

That's when he catches the goalie smack, dab in the face.