The Columbus Crew played the Premiership's West Ham United in a friendly this weekend. Yes, a friendly. So the soccer team with the most notorious hooligans in the U.K. visits the location of Ohio State University. What could possibly go wrong?
A halftime brawl between more than 100 fans marred an exhibition match Sunday between West Ham United of the English Premier League club and the MLS' Columbus Crew. The fights, which overshadowed West Ham United's 3-1 win, began when a handful of West Ham supporters… entered the northeast corner of the stadium where the Crew's most boisterous supporters typically gather.
Crew supporters began directing chants toward the rival fans, and fights quickly broke out between more than 100 Crew fans and at least 30 West Ham fans. [Note: police reportedly used pepper spray on the crowd. -Ed.]
The headline for that story claimed that the fights "marred" the soccer game. Really? Because I think the soccer game marred a perfectly good brawl.
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We're gonna need some video of this.
such retarded fans for such a fag "sport"
just make sure the video only shows the brawl
Welcome to the "O-H" Bitch.
It's like NASCAR. People ostensibly come for the "sport"…
Obviously Ohioans lose a fight. They can't win anything. Good to see the MLS is finally getting better though. At least they are fighting now.
I think it's hilarious that in an entire stadium, only 30 Ohio fans fought. Way to represent Ohio, I fucking hate you.
No fatalities? Shit, even soccer fights are dull.
Considering that Ohio's population is largely German, what the fuck do those limey bastards expect? We should have destroyed London when we had the chance.
It all started when someone was told his father smelled of elderberries.
Shan, you might want to take another once over at the article brospeh.
@John Cocktosin
Did I ever tell you that I'm dyslexic?
So, the Inter City Firm are now the Inter Continental Firm? How very 21st Century. What's going on with the mouth wide open guy in the banner pic? Has he been hit with an egg?
That'll teach those Limeys to say "The" Ohio State.