What do you get when you combine Rangers soccer fans, a large amount of alcohol and a large TV screen in a public area that goes dead right in the middle of an international final? Unfortunately, as the above CCTV video shows, you get a riot.
Glasgow Rangers fans clashed with police in Manchester last night after a screen in Piccadilly Gardens went black during the UEFA Cup final between Rangers and Zenit St. Petersburg at City of Manchester Stadium. One Russian fan was stabbed in the melee, which has led many to worry if there will be more trouble next Wednesday in Moscow when fans of Manchester United and Chelsea descend on the city for the UEFA Champions League final.
Zenit beat Rangers 2-0 to win the UEFA Cup. Zenit supporters skipped their usual practice of hurling bananas and racial epithets at opponents' black players.
(H/T: With Leather)
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Not Scottish fans....Rangers fans. There is a difference.
Posted at 4:22PM on May 15th 2008 by hit da spot
2. Simple, you ban the sport from being played or broadcast until your people learn to act like adults.
But then that would upset the mafia wouldnt it
Posted at 8:40AM on May 19th 2008 by JohnQ