Join Now  | 
Home About Contact Us Privacy & Security Advertise
Soccer America Daily Special Edition Around The Net Soccer Business Insider College Soccer Reporter Youth Soccer Reporter Soccer on TV Soccer America Classifieds
Paul Gardner: SoccerTalk Soccer America Confidential Youth Soccer Insider World Cup Watch
RSS Feeds Archives Manage Subscriptions Subscribe
Order Current Issue Subscribe Manage My Subscription Renew My Subscription Gift Subscription
My Account Join Now
Tournament Calendar Camps & Academies Soccer Glossary Classifieds
Fan melee mars Crew-West Ham friendly in Columbus
by Paul Kennedy, July 21st, 2008 7AM
Subscribe to Soccer America Daily


MOST READ


[MLS] One of the worst incidents of fan trouble involving an MLS club took place Sunday when the friendly between the Columbus Crew and English club West Ham United was marred by a melee between rival fans that broke out at halftime.

More than 100 fans were reported to have taken part in the scuffle that began when fans shouted at each other. The confrontation later moved to the stadium concourse. There was no confirmation on the number of fans arrested inside the stadium.

Trouble is nothing new to Crew and West Ham fans.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber vowed to ban a Crew fan for life after he shouted a racial slur at the New England Revolution's South African forward, Kheli Dube, after he scored late in an MLS game earlier this season.

West Ham fans have a long history of hooliganism. The 2005 movie Green Street Hooligans is the story of a group of West Ham supporters.

According to the Columbus Dispatch, Hammer fans unfurled a banner  that read " ICF, 30 Years Undefeated" during the second half of Sunday's game.

ICF (the Inter City Firm) was one of the most notorious fan groups during the 1970s and 1980s.



No comments yet.

Sign in to leave a comment. Don't have an account? Join Now


AUTHORS

ARCHIVES
FOLLOW SOCCERAMERICA

Recent Soccer America Daily
Ekra on fire for Harrisburg    
[WEEKLY HONORS] The Harrisburg City Islanders' Yann Ekra, who scored a hat trick in his first ...
Press hits hat trick, Yanks eye German title    
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Christen Press scored a hat trick in the span of 24 minutes on either ...
Nicollin proudly shows off Montpellier colors    
[VIDEO PICK] Colorful Louis Nicollin, owner of French club Montpellier since 1974, made good on his ...
What They're Saying    
"I don't think Bob (received) the kind of sendoff he deserved. He did a lot of ...
Falcao's golazo scissor kick    
[VIDEO PICK] Atletico Madrid's Colombian striker Falcao scored 24 La Liga goals this season and struck ...
Levein's Scots minus key players    
[USA-SCOTLAND] Scotland, which has not qualified for the World Cup since 1998, will look to use ...
U.S. Open Cup results    
[SCOREBOARD] Three amateur teams -- the PDL's Michigan Bucks and Ventura County Fusion and USASA's Cal ...
Wynalda's Cal FC pulls another upset    
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Eric Wynalda didn't get the MLS head coaching he coveted when he was ...
Poland opens with narrow win    
[EURO 2012 WARM-UPS] The countdown to Euro 2012 began on Tuesday as co-host Poland beat Latvia, ...
Portland extends sellout streak; Revs hit season high    
[MLS ATTENDANCE] The Portland Timbers sold out their 22nd straight game at their Jed-Wen Field. ...
>> Soccer America Daily Archives