Recently, Euro 2008 was widely covered in international media, but there was other news that drew less coverage and readers. Spain's Euro 2008 soccer victory party turned sour when one fan died and nearly 100 suffered injuries during the mad celebrations in Madrid.
The victim, a 40-year-old man, was found lying in a pool of blood by street cleaners in the center of the capital. Initial media reports suggested that he probably suffered a head injury.
After the national team broke a 44-year-old spell, the Spaniards took to the streets in wild celebrations that lasted until the next day. Wrapped in Spanish flags, fans released fireworks and car horns.
Police tried to prevent fans from jumping into the Cibeles fountain, the traditional way to celebrate a soccer victory, and charged with batons to break up isolated riots in the capital. More than 50 supporters were arrested for acts of vandalism and public disorder. Fortunately there was only one reported death.
The game of soccer has been closely associated with hundreds of deaths. Many times it was the result of vandalism or football disturbances and many times it was the result of accidents, stampedes or fights between ข่าวฟุตบอลต่างประเทศ.
Soccer and violence have been moving closely for many years. In 1314, King Edward II of the United Kingdom banned football to prevent football-related violence. Most nations that play soccer have witnessed soccer-related deaths from time to time.
In 1968, more than 70 people died when crowds attending a soccer game in Argentina stamped after some young men threw papers at each other burning. In 1971, a fight broke out in one match in Brazil, killing four and injuring 1,500.
In another 1964 soccer accident, more than 300 soccer fans died and another 500 were injured in a riot in Peru during an Olympic qualifying match between Argentina and Peru.
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