It's All Kicking Off In Genoa (1 Viewer)

[evil bandit]

While listening to the Ireland game I happened across this
http://twitter.com/Marcotti

Gabrielle Marcotti reporting at the Italy v Serbia game.
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Crazy scenes in Genoa right now, Italy v Serbia friendly. Kickoff delayed, few hundred nasty hooligans among Serbs, cops all over pitch


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Did I say friendly. Meant Euro 2012 qualifier. Apparently same folks who rioted at Gay Pride in Belgrade a few days ago.

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Serbian GK Stojkovic (fmr Wigan) attacked before game. Weird thing is Italian FA bused in tens of thousands of children for match...

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... not exactly "family environment". Now hydrants on pitch, can't believe it's taking cops this long to figure out what to do...


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OK, so 200 hundred cops on pitch, morons in stands chucking all sorts of stuff on field of play. Kids looking on looking puzzled.

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Now cops entering Serb stand. Cops kick out stewards. Firemen ready to open hydrants on Serbs. Big banner "Kossovo is Serbia".

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While don't mind hoolies getting manhandled by cops, surely hundreds of peaceful "normal" fans among Serb bunch.

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Great. Cops massed at pitch-side plexiglass doors. Couple guys set off flares and drop them on cops.

 

[evil bandit]

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Stewards have been kicked out of Serb sector. Cops opening single gate at back of Serb stand, will search fans one-by-one at exit

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At least wd be chance for peaceful Serb fans to leave. if morons want to stay and take on cops, that's another issue.

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UEFA DELEGATE SAYS: Italy v Serbia going ahead. I think it's an absolutely insane decision.

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EVEN CRAZIER. Serbian players have just gone over to applaud their fans. Big smiles and thumbs up. I hope they're being sarcastic...

I'm watching a stream now, I've never heard an anthem booed like the Serb one is getting now !!!

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

im surprised at the italian cops,normally they're in smashing skulls before anyone has a chance to lift a finger.although i can only imagine those serb lads are built like tanks...

 

[evil bandit]

Match suspended after 15 minutes.

 

[ann post]

im surprised at the italian cops,normally they're in smashing skulls before anyone has a chance to lift a finger.although i can only imagine those serb lads are built like tanks...

as soon as they figure out the most stylish way to approach the situation.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

game abandoned according to the beeb.

 

[FiFi_LaRue]

The ref stopped it after about 7minutes.

According to the internets, Serb fans stormed their own team bus before hte game and threw smoke bombs and injured one of their goalies.

It was all a bit nuts, was watching a stream of the game, such as it was. The anthems alone were crazy, some hostility in the stadium. Shortest moment's silence ever too before kick off.

 

[washingcattle]

Really surprised at that the Italians managed to get out of this one without a full blown riot. Next thing you know Aiden McGeady will get 4 balls into the box in 90 minutes.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

im surprised the italian cops didnt just mill the whole stand as is standard,just goes to prove cops are bullies who only act when the odds are firmly in their favour.

 

[Cormcolash]

Damn straight. Or when it's the brits causing trouble at Lansdowne.

 

[washingcattle]

The more I think about this the more it makes sense.
Italy; poor side few bad results
Serbia; Difficult enough opposition

The cops let them run riot and stand off til the match is abandoned
Result; most likely at least 3 if not 6 points without breaking a sweat.

You really have to hand it to them. They know cynicism.

 

[washingcattle]

The more I think about this the more it makes sense.
Italy; poor side few bad results
Serbia; Difficult enough opposition

The cops let them run riot and stand off til the match is abandoned
Result; most likely at least 3 if not 6 points without breaking a sweat.

You really have to hand it to them. They know cynicism.

 

[ratmonkey]

Next you'll be saying the Italians conned them into rioting in the first place.

 

[Cormcolash]

It was actually a load of Italian fans wearing Serbia shirts

 

[ann post]

It was actually a load of Italian fans wearing Serbia shirts

not likely, i refer you to my previous entry.

 

[Stan Bowles]

Apparently it's all due to the goalkeeper who was attacked being an ex-red star player now playing for partizan.

 

[washingcattle]

I'm saying they could have gone in all guns blazing and shot a Juve fan like they normally do. Instead sit back and let the points roll in.

 

[Hector Grey]

marcotti is gas! peaceful serbians...yeah right

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

came across a video of outside the ground afterwards,yis will be glad to know the cops reverted to type,20 odd serbs trapped up against a fence getting absolutely battered by the riot squad,looked very nasty.

 

[ann post]

my voyeuristic urge to witness voilence has been sated by the sheer mention of brutality. thanks dude.