What They're Saying

• by Soccer America , Oct 23, 2009

"I would have wished the situation would not have happened. We had 2,500 fans with us and we were told we could not go over (to thank them). The police actually told us they would report us to UEFA and I feel that is showing disrespect. A fine feeling and fine touch was missing there."

-- Bruno Labbadia, the coach of Hamburg SV, whose players staged a sit-down protest on Glasgow Celtic's field after security forces blocked them from celebrating near their fans after a 1-0 Europa League win. Several of HSV's players sat down near the corner flag before eventually leaving for the tunnel after approached by police. (Reuters)