SPORTSbyBROOKS.com has the story of fans in Ireland throwing a firework and hitting a soccer player in the back.
The LONDON DAILY MAIL has dramatic photos of a soccer player in Ireland getting hit by a rocket thrown onto the field during a game this week.
Immediately following the final whistle of a Belfast-area tournament final match between Linfield and Cliftonville, Linfield player Conor Hagan “fell to the ground after being struck in the back by the rocket before it exploded. His team Linfield had just suffered a 2-1 defeat by sectarian rivals Cliftonville.”
Of course, the team’s fans then commenced rioting.
The attack, which sparked riots afterwards, came as players for Cliftonville, a largely Catholic-supported side, had missiles thrown at them by fans of the losing side, which is typically followed by protestants in the divided city.
Hagan, 26, was tended by team medics and members of both sides before being able to regain his feet.
‘I was lying on the ground disgusted with the result and didn’t see the firework coming,’ he told the Belfast Telegraph.
Don’t let this piece of information get out to Philadelphia fans. They already throw batteries and other imaginables at players. If they realize they can start heaving rockets it’s all over for any opponent who plays in the city of brotherly love.
