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Pitch invasion, fights in stands mar Club World Cup clash

Sports Dec. 12, 2011 - 08:45AM JST ( 23 )

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whiskeysourDec. 12, 2011 - 07:00AM JST

soccer is sooooooo exciting NOT
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some14someDec. 12, 2011 - 07:07AM JST

Football hooliganism

lot of hype and fear over 'hooligan' and now Finally J-media's Dream Came True
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calm downDec. 12, 2011 - 07:35AM JST

They looked pretty plum offside to me..the Reysol game was good and I have a low boredom threshold for soccer...but having your goalkeeper kick in the penalty shootout was begging to get beat...gutsy win Reysol!!
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papigiulioDec. 12, 2011 - 08:30AM JST

I hate soccer, aside from the worldcup games. Hooliganism should be punished hard btw.
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MaboDofuIsSpicyDec. 12, 2011 - 08:34AM JST

Papi-san, WHo are you talking to?

I say kick the trouble makers out of the country.
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NetNinjaDec. 12, 2011 - 08:51AM JST

I love Soccer.

I know football gets more attention than other sports when it comes to fan violence but the truth is.....it can happen at any venue that is hosting a contact sport.

I think FIFA is not a fault here. Japan probably told FIFA that this is a safe country. Personally, I don't mind a little side show. Gives me something to talk about afterwards. As long as my circle gets out of the stadium unscathed, I'm good.

Japan is too quiet anyway.
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Dennis BauerDec. 12, 2011 - 08:54AM JST

How is this Hooliganism? they didn't destroy the inner city nor the trains, just some over enthusiastic fans
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Hide SuzukiDec. 12, 2011 - 09:12AM JST

For those who dont' like soccer, one thing you can do is not comment anything. I don't care about golf, so I don't leave any comment when I see golf related articles. Regarding the article, the guy obviously needs to lose weight.
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TigersTokyoDomeDec. 12, 2011 - 09:34AM JST

will come as an embarrassment to soccer’s world governing body FIFA, which did not have an immediate comment to make.

That's the spirit FIFA. Deal with issues promptly and efficiently..
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Pukey2Dec. 12, 2011 - 09:40AM JST

This is just one of the reasons I don't like soccer that much.
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tokyokawasakiDec. 12, 2011 - 09:48AM JST

FOOTBALL is a beautiful game based on skill and teamwork. It is by far the worlds most popular and loved team sport.

The rare and occasional fan(s) with bad manners and/or aggressive behavior does not reflect the other 99.99% of fans. Zero tolerance is the only way to deal with the odd few who try to spoil the event for everyone else.
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nisegaijinDec. 12, 2011 - 09:50AM JST

Idiots... I hope this doesn't end the tradition of having this great football event in Japan.

I really hope to see more teams participating, for example, addition of Europa league champions and similar from other continents.
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smithinjapanDec. 12, 2011 - 11:43AM JST

Time to replace all cutlery at sports bars with plastic again, and the cups with paper or plastic cups! hooliganism is baaaackk!!
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lostrune2Dec. 12, 2011 - 12:07PM JST

Obviously, they never went to a Brazil stadium, ha!
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spudmanDec. 12, 2011 - 12:24PM JST

Now I now who ate all the pies.
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Charles M BurnsDec. 12, 2011 - 01:23PM JST

Expel the hooligans from Japan. Play the next game without fans. There is no place for violence in the stands or on the field. They are just thugs and criminals...
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Elbuda MexicanoDec. 12, 2011 - 02:41PM JST

Happy that my Mexican amigos did not get too out of control, I guess them Tunisians really know how to get excited over soccer??
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Elbuda MexicanoDec. 12, 2011 - 02:42PM JST

Hey Charles, how about if the trouble makers here in Japan, are also Japanese?? Should they get expelled out of Japan too??
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smithinjapanDec. 12, 2011 - 02:56PM JST

Charles: "Expel the hooligans from Japan."

You'd be gone too. Lest we forget, when the WC came to Japan and SKorea in 2002 every foreigner in Japan was eyed as a potential 'hooligan'.

"Play the next game without fans."

And who'd pay? No sponsor would give money for a game that had zero return. If you want a game without an audience here field to non-Japanese teams.
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yaguraDec. 12, 2011 - 03:44PM JST

Elbuda MexicanoDec. 12, 2011 - 02:42PM JST

Hey Charles, how about if the trouble makers here in Japan, are also Japanese?? Should they get expelled out of Japan too?? >

I think the assumption that Charles made is the that the troublemakers were non-Japanese fans who's only reason for being in Japan was this tournament. Maybe this is not the case, maybe it is. No way of knowing. Regardless of how bad the officiating might be (or seem to be), storming onto the pitch to either confront an official or one of the players just cannot be considered acceptable behavior under any circumstances.

If the troublemakers are indeed non-Japanese just here for the game then being deported might indeed seem harsh but it certainly has to be a better option than going to trial and possibly being imprisoned and/or fined.

If the troublemakers are Japanese (or non-Japanese residents of Japan) then obviously they will be dealt with differently.

If in either case, these troublemakers eventually get let off with only a warning then they should consider themselves very lucky.
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BurakuminDesDec. 12, 2011 - 05:52PM JST

I thought both sets of spectators - being brothers in Islam - would have got along famously, and exchanged hugs at the final whistle. Who would have expected this hot-headedness from these mobs, what a shock!
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edojinDec. 12, 2011 - 05:59PM JST

Tunisian players were definitely offsides on both "goals." As for the penalty, it's up to the ref. At that moment it was a fast-paced game and the call could have gone either way. As for the hooliganism ... the fans just got excited and lost their cool. Although they should just shout and boo, such stuff does add to the excitement of the game ... just keep the kiddies out of the way of the thrown missiles ...
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DotobockDec. 12, 2011 - 09:32PM JST

Barcelona is not a hooligan team. They are simply cool. Hooligans teams are often teams who come from troubled areas such as Serbia parts of UK and such as. Hooliganism is a mirror image of the society. When Liverpool fans attacked Juventus fans it also showed the reality of the people in Liverpool. Poor industrial working class people wanting to let out steam. When that said, in Italy there is tons of racism. While England exported hooliganism, today it is thriving in eastern Europe. Poland, Russia, Serbia. The problem with UK, Northen Ireland, religion. These countries are ghettos. Barcelona is not.