Drunken Englishmen have developed a certain reputation for unruly fan behavior, and Nottingham Forest fan Liam Fryer proved solidified that reputation by receiving a three-year ban from matches for allegedly biting a security guard in the crotch. We, as noted American humorist Dave Barry would say, are not making this up.
Here's a fun snippet from the Nottingam Post:
It's time for another international tournament in the form of the European Championships, and while Euro 2016 songs are sparse, they're not nonexistent.
The greatest story I saw in sports this weekend was not the amazing comeback by the Golden State Warriors who were down 3-1 in the NBA's western conference finals only to win the series 4-3. It was not the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. It was not some of the masterful shots made by Novak Djokovic in the French Open. Instead it was an exhibition match between some blind soccer players who won over the crowd at the UEFA Champions festival.
Earlier this year, the Bundesliga announced that the league had recorded its second-highest Bundesliga attendance ever. A total of 6,478,680 fans attended 153 matches over the first half of the season with an average of 42,344 per game. By contrast, the Premier League averaged 36,452 over the entirety of the season.
You think Aston Villa fans were mad about their pitiful deam being relegated from the Premier League? They were little rays of sunshine compared to Eskisehirspor fans after the Turkish club got bounced from the Turkish first division.
After the last game of the season, which doubled as the last game ever in Eskisehir Ataturk Stadium (they had already planned to move to a different venue for next season) the fans let out their frustration on the club's now-former stadium.
Specifically, they set it on fire. Here's the video:
Have you ever felt like the world was stacked against you? Do you think that sometimes things are just not meant to happen? Have you ever travelled 3,170 miles in order to watch your favorite team play, only for a bomb scare to cause the match to be abandoned?
If you have, chances are your name is Moses, or you are delusional.
Werder Bremen may sit at the bottom of the table in the German Bundesliga, but they soar high in the hearts of their fans.
The club started the day a point behind Frankfurt and set for relegation from the Bundesliga into the second division of the German football league system. That is, until their fans intervened:
The wild party surrounding Leicester City’s march towards their first ever Premier League title is only going to amplify between now Sunday’s 9 a.m. EST kickoff against Manchester United. Fans of the club, both long-standing and new to the bandwagon, are preparing to go bonkers should Leicester claim all three points against the 20-time English champions and clinch the trophy with two matches still to play.
They wanted to make a statement for the fans and mark their territory, but what was supposed to earn major respect points ended up backfiring from all sides.
American football fans are well familiar with teams entering the field running with their team's flag:
El Clasico was memorable while my predictions this past weekend were not. I pegged three correct winners without getting close on any scores. It could be worse, I could have received a red card for hitting my own keeper. Uff Da!! With the domestic seasons winding down, here are the five best matches of the weekend: